Aging Wallflower Meets Hermit King – A Historic Meeting of Minds
In a meeting of two globally-reviled world leaders, who really won? Continue reading Aging Wallflower Meets Hermit King – A Historic Meeting of Minds
Tag: Politics
The State of the Union
While the Irish Boarder Question dominates more of the Brexit negotiations, we should perhaps take a look at some of the individual nation-states with whom Britain is negotiating with… Continue reading The State of the Union
Have the airstrikes on Syria cost us more than we bargained for?
As I turned over in my bed at 8:30am this morning, the sound of the BBC News alert began to ring in my ear. My eyes winced as I checked the notification on my phone, slowly adjusting to the brightness of my room. There it was, Breaking News: ‘’Air Strikes on Syria were a “highly successful mission” says UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson’’. I do … Continue reading Have the airstrikes on Syria cost us more than we bargained for?
The Strange Death of British Centrism After Brexit
While the old adage is generally true that elections are fought and won in the centre ground, the very fact that the two behemoths of the Conservative Party and of Labour are actually opposing each other on nearly every policy, is only good for “liberal democracy”. Continue reading The Strange Death of British Centrism After Brexit
Is tax avoidance eating our democracy?
Those at the bottom of Britain’s profoundly unequal social class system are subjected to a relentless barrage of criticism and condemnation. It seems no accident that whilst shows such as Benefits Street, Skint, On Benefits and Proud, among others, have become vehicles through which righteous indignation can be legitimately expressed regarding how certain elements of the population live, especially when such lifestyles are supported by … Continue reading Is tax avoidance eating our democracy?
