Back in 2015 and into 2016, some folk were inclined to start using one particular word to describe some other folk. The ‘F’ word. Because these other folk subscribed to politics of the populist variety. Their language? A little bit 1930s. Bigotry? It was unmistakable. The whiff of ‘F’ permeated the following four years, especially … Continue reading The F Word
You won’t find many folk in the UK who have chosen to side with Russia in their war with Ukraine. Nor many that think anyone should seek a peace deal with them, certainly for the time being. For good reason. Russia is a fascist state. Decent folk don’t support fascists. This bit of metal work … Continue reading Arse, Meet Bite
I’ve had writers block. So I thought. For a while I thought it might be post-Covid brain fog. But that wasn’t it either. I’ve spent weeks reading, watching, discussing the war in Ukraine. I keep thinking that I have something to say about it. But as soon as I’m in front of my keyboard, I … Continue reading The Russians
Mrs P and I have recently been to Malta. Again. Our third trip in three years. And much as we love the place, that’s probably enough of Malta for us, for a few years at least. We are rather Malta’d out. RyanAir no longer flies from our local airport. And we fitted in a trip … Continue reading The Resistance
Boris has a six point plan to combat fascism in Russia, and so do I. 1. Don’t vote for any Conservative party candidate until they have expelled Boris and all the other party members compromised by Russian money. In fact, once Zelenskyy has expelled the fascist invaders from his country, could we hire him to … Continue reading Six Point Plans
When did it become obvious to you that Putin is a fascist? A mob boss? A dictator hell bent on ruling forever? Did it take until he invaded Ukraine this week? Why not when his agents using a chemical weapon to try to murder two people in Salisbury in 2018? That - make no mistake … Continue reading Vive Ukraine
There can be no pretence that the events in Washington yesterday were in any way unpredictable. That Trump is a wannabe fascist has been clear for years. That he would not accept defeat at the ballot box has been equally clear for years. It has, to my mind, always been fair to suggest that a … Continue reading USA 2021
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