President Trump realises that his base do not follow logic, they follow their feelings of displacement. It is a world-class con to represent his values as anything but “elite”, his wall does not keep out criminals but it creates a … Continued
“Stupid People” muttered Jeremy Corbyn. The Stupid People in the ranks of the Conservative Government rounded on him claimed he muttered “Stupid woman” directed at the Prime Minister Theresa May. You can read his lips, he said “Stupid People”. Yet … Continued
The WHO now see air pollution as the new tobacco. That is a strange word, “new”. It is not new that people object to air pollution and it is certainly not new that excessive poisons in our atmosphere is nothing … Continued
The arms trade is responsible for the deaths of millions of people. The world’s leading arms dealers are therefore responsible for the arming of those who have money to spend, authoritarian oil countries are there to be drained of cash. … Continued
The Government minister for Brexit has asked for a rule change to democratic process such that Parliament can’t amend the deal that Theresa May has cobbled together, but could reject it (and thus enforce a no deal condition). This is … Continued
It seems inevitable that a once too proud empire would shed its client states like old skin. The UK is the rump of a spent empire that is trying to protect its old-money rather than using it to make new … Continued
An unsubtle change overtook the world recently. The president of the USA lost any sign of trust his electorate and the rest of the world had, which was already thin. There appears to be a peculiar silence. The incredulity that … Continued
It occurred to me that China’s economic growth success followed after several things. One of those is population control. Economics is the driver of human destruction of nature. There has to be a better way to protect our environment. Green … Continued
The Government, led by a woman who really can not dance, is making sure that Brexit goes ahead, come what may. Why? It is not good for the EU, it is bound to break the United part of the UK. … Continued