Democracy
OFT (Own Two Feet) Party, Part Two
Intro If we want to be free to live our lives mostly as we see fit then government needs to be curtailed to a rump of operations, which I tackle in the next article. In [more…]
Politics
Authoritarianism
A View From The Greenhouse; Show Edition (Genies And Bottles)
It’s that time of year again, the ground is supposed to be fecund with the results of six months of rough, lazy gardening, the freezers should be bulging and the soup pan should be constantly [more…]
Business
An Opportunity for Real Change in Britain
In a few days the British Conservative Party will select a new prime minister from within its ranks. The new PM will have a short-lived opportunity to select new ministers. But more importantly, due to [more…]
Arts
Always Worth Saying’s Tory Leadership Debate Review
Leadership Debate 4th August 2022 Present: Rishi Sunak Liz Truss Kay Burley (Moderator) Venue: London It is not uncommon to hear of someone missing a plane that subsequently crashes. No doubt there were some on [more…]
America
China’s Machiavellian Virus
While the precise mechanisms resulting in the release of Covid 19 worldwide may never be publicly known, its deliberated impact on the developed economies of the West evoke all sorts of conspiratorial theories that generally [more…]
Democracy
OTF (Own Two Feet) Party
Introduction Why the Own Two Feet Party In this and following articles (15 in total), I am trying to get to the nub of what people want/need from a government and consider some basic tenants [more…]
Conservatives
The New Prime Minister – The Acid Test
What a spectacle! Two former colleagues, erstwhile members of Boris Johnson’s discredited cabinet, now vying with each other for the top job. Collegial unanimity of purpose has given way to visceral rivalry – gloves off [more…]
Elections
Will we just make a cup of tea?
Do the math as our American cousins say. Keith has said he wants to form a Labour government but has no intention of negotiating with any other Party either before or after the election. We [more…]
Politics
The weaponisation of dignity
Something has been gnawing at my guts for some considerable time now. We all pretty much agree that situation ethics, political correctness, the religion of woke and various other cultural weapons have pockmarked the edifice [more…]