17th Century
Month: December 2019
Conservatives
Today’s Election – What it’s Really About
The looming election appears patently divisive. But it isn’t the election itself that’s doing it. The division arises from the starkness of choice confronting the nation. The very word “di-vision” almost evokes a condition of [more…]
Arts
Prostitution law in the UK
Prostitution Law Some time ago there was a planning application for a ‘sexual encounter establishment’ all over the local paper. It was to be a lap dancing club. But people made some inflammatory statements, so [more…]
Conservatives
Dear Local MP – At This Special Time
Just to explain, I was more incensed than usual, just very recently, at a propaganda sheet pushed through my letterbox. It was from my local MP, I’ve not named the constituency but it is easily [more…]
America
President Donald Trump Rally – Hershey, Pennsylvania
Start time midnight. Featured image: Gage Skidmore – Licence CC BY-SA 2.0
Fiction
Joe Malone, Part Forty-One
Ch 41 – A walk in the moonlight. “Where are we?” I asked Gill. He was resealing his ‘passengers’ back into the thin, false container. Screwing the aluminium into place with a hand drill. I’d [more…]
Authoritarianism
Be careful what you wish for
There is a certain segment of society that is sufficiently deficient in self-awareness, social conscience, understanding, and indeed wisdom, that they are incapable of any ethical or moral position other than that which is floated [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Question Time Review
Under Thirties Question Time 9th December 2019 Panel: Robert Jenrick (Conservative) Angela Rayner (Labour) Humza Yousaf (SNP) Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrats) Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) Jonathan Bartley (Green) Nigel Farage (Brexit Party) Venue: York As [more…]
Arts
Going Postal with Question Time
Graphic EJ – Updated by Sam. Emma Barnett presents topical debate in a Question Time Election Special from York, with an audience of 18- to 30-year-olds. On the panel are: Robert Jenrick, secretary of state [more…]