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Category Archives: News and politics
“A cabinet of shits, charlatans and shysters”
I think John Crace has the measure of Boris Johnson and his choices for the cabinet in the UK’s new, and hopefully very brief, government. Addendum: a comment on another article in today’s Guardian sums it up quite nicely: So … Continue reading
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Fasten Your Seatbelts…
We have just entered a region of severe turbulence. Boris Johnson has become Prime Minister of Britain. Verily, I say unto you: Be afraid – be very afraid. This is not going to end well for any of us, citizens … Continue reading
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Truth Torments Trump
It’s been instructive to observe how accurate the diplomatic briefings of Kim Darroch have been. And also how cowardly the likely next Prime Minister of Britain (I can no longer find it in myself to write “Great Britain”) is being. … Continue reading
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An Offensive Clown in a Polka-dot Dress
I’ve never had time for Ann Widdicombe. Her callousness and stupidity have been self-evident for years. Now she has re-invented herself as an MEP. And she’s still spouting stupidity. She and Farage make a pretty pair. They are in Brussels … Continue reading
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Pow! Whap! Zing! Ker-splat!
As we get ever closer to the point where the UK’s Tory Party crowns the appalling Boris Johnson as their next leader and the country’s next Prime Minister, voices are beginning to be raised urging them to reconsider. Max Hastings … Continue reading
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The Bigger Picture
Jonathan Cook discusses the the assault by Mark Field on a climate change activist this week, and points out the bigger picture. He states that we are in danger of getting sidetracked. Worth reading.
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Nailed!
These are disturbing times. Forget about the ongoing disaster that is climate change, and disasters such as Trump and Brexit. Let’s focus for a moment on the buttock-clenching mini-disaster that is the UK’s Conservative Party’s odyssey to choose their next … Continue reading
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