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Jeremy Scahill serves a ‘truth sandwich’ on BBC Newsnight

May 17th, 2013

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Jeremy Scahill appeared on BBC Newsnight on Wednesday 15th May to talk about Obama’s covert war on terror. The anti-interventionist and author of Dirty Wars:The World is a Battlefield  said, “We are actually...

Film of Cathi Unsworth’s Weirdo to be produced

May 16th, 2013

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Film rights in Cathi Unsworth’s highly acclaimed thriller, Weirdo, have been optioned by award-winning producer Alex Usborne at Picture Palace North. The deal was conducted on behalf of RCL by Meg Davis...

Adrian McKinty wins the Spinetingler Award for Best Novel

May 7th, 2013

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Adrian McKinty’s crime novel The Cold Cold Ground has won the Spinetingler Magazine award for Best Novel: Rising Star/Legends. Adrian commented, “I’m really very touched. I put a lot of my heart and soul...

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