The UK has an absolute stack of massive problems. Social, economic and political. Some of them are shared problems affecting most other countries. Some of them are unique to the UK. All of them are either due to or made worse by an event in June 2016. The UK Prime Minister back then, David Cameron, … Continue reading Defining Society
I used to sell photos on a regular basis when I lived in Mexico. Mostly via Flickr. These days, sales are few and far between. I don't upload photos to Flickr anymore, but I do post to 500px and every now and then I get a sale. It seems to be the same four or … Continue reading Top Trumps
We’re used to having life our own way. We stay for one more drink. Have one more biscuit from the tin. Watch five minutes more television before bed. Turn one more page of the book we’re reading. The great promise of life is that there is always time for one more. Death allows no such … Continue reading The Fresh Sea Breeze
Trump is gone, after four long years. Hallelujah. The virus still thrives, more than a year on from its debut. Alack and alas. But what, if anything have we learned from these testing times? I shall venture to offer a few opinions, if I may. Shall I start with this. I watched Trump giving his … Continue reading What Did We Learn?
Two topics have entirely dominated the Anglo-spheric political scene for the last five years. One has come to an end. The other is ending. Need I name these topics? I think that is probably unnecessary. But I will anyway. Brexit and Trump. The title of the post suggests there’s another topic to add. The third … Continue reading Political Trinity
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
Trump supporters have a problem. Some of them, anyway. The ones who’ve spent more than four years trying to laugh off the suggestion that Trump is, at heart, a fascist. What do they do now? Admit what has been blatantly obvious to everyone else the whole time? Or just go full fascist themselves, because it’s … Continue reading Fascism in America
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