What a week – two x ‘how the mighty have fallen’ in the forms of Trump and Brand (who has yet further criminal charges to face). Shame it took so long when so much damage had already been done and shame it couldn’t be a hat trick but the police continue to drag their cowardlyContinue reading “Sunday 8 November”
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Sunday 11 October
As the dangerous antics of the US President get worse by the day and as GenZ protests take serious hold in several countries, some followers of politics may feel relieved that the party conference season here is finally over despite the temporary relief afforded by these displays of theatre. At one time we’d mainly hearContinue reading “Sunday 11 October”
Monday 21 September
As ever there’s no shortage of news, much of it worrying if not downright alarming, such as the worsening wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, the resulting increase in inflation due to rising fuel prices, what could be Trump’s idea of a takeover of Greenland via a ‘deal’ with the Danes and Greenlanders, Reform’sContinue reading “Monday 21 September”
Sunday 19 July
As this lengthy heatwave begins to abate there’s been no matching slowdown in the febrile news agenda despite the imminence of what used to be called the Silly Season. It was always clear that the US ceasefire with Iran wouldn’t last, partly because the deal was breached from the start by Netanyahu continuing to attackContinue reading “Sunday 19 July”
Sunday 22 March
As the war in the Middle East rages on, showing ‘no signs of abating’ as the BBC keeps saying, the unconsidered collateral damage is wreaking terrible effects on the global economy and environment. Although Trump is claiming the war is ‘militarily won’ he clearly doesn’t understand the strong constitutional infrastructure underpinning the Iranian regime soContinue reading “Sunday 22 March”
Sunday 1 March
As Trump rains down missiles on Iran, accompanied by bellicose rhetoric and aided by Netanyahu, the world seems an even more volatile and dangerous place than previously. Despite the deeply problematic nature of the Iranian regime, it still seems terrible to me that the Americans and Israelis have taken it upon themselves to kill offContinue reading “Sunday 1 March”
Sunday 25 January
Isn’t it marvellous? The increasingly unhinged Trump gets politicians, media and quite a few of us alarmed and worked up about his takeover of Greenland and tariffs threats, only to back off (good example of TACO – Trump always chickens out), some of his MAGA sycophants even suggesting that ‘the Europeans overreacted’ as if weContinue reading “Sunday 25 January”
Sunday 21 December
As people retreat into intense Christmas preparations, I get the feeling that Donald Trump’s latest attack on Europe isn’t being taken half seriously enough. The sentiments expressed in the US new National Security Strategy are truly disturbing and will certainly be affecting our mental wellbeing at a conscious or less conscious level. Whereas some ofContinue reading “Sunday 21 December”
Sunday 23 November
As Trump’s capitulatory and short-termist non solutions to Gaza and Ukraine struggle to take hold, not surprisingly, and Budget speculation gets worse, not better, there are three interesting sources of silence. One is that the BBC, having lost another Board member this week, has still not received the threatened law suit from Trump (is heContinue reading “Sunday 23 November”
Sunday 9 November
Today is Remembrance Sunday and although it may well be different from London in other parts of the country observation has definitely been declining in recent years. A while back many would sport poppies weeks or certainly days before the main commemoration and the two minute silence would be observed in workplaces and in publicContinue reading “Sunday 9 November”
