Democracy
Postcard From Jerry, Part Seven
‘Shabby!’ Myself, my assistant Miss Blod, and a diminutive figure in Muslim dress, who has just revealed her face with a swipe of a delicate brown arm, are at the bottom of the fire stairs [more…]
Politics
Conservatives
Tory Bad Boys – Part 03 Reginald Maudling
Reggie was one of the big beasts of the Tory Party in the 50s and 60s. He was another who was hovering around the leadership along with RAB Butler. Neither of them quite managed to [more…]
Politics
Ceuta – A Bridge too Far? Part 2
Some are claiming that many of these are criminals freed by Morocco & bused to the border as a deliberate act. (This same tactic was used by Central and South American regimes to dump their gangs in [more…]
History
The Neutrality Referendum
Why Switzerland must tie its politicians’ hands On the 27th of September, Swiss voters will decide on the popular initiative “Safeguarding Swiss Neutrality.” The proposal would insert a new article into the Federal Constitution declaring [more…]
Economics
Questionable Ethics, Philosophical Guidelines, and the Art of Profiting from Instability (Part 4)
According to F. William Engdahl, a German-American political scientist and incisive commentator, George Soros secured the allegiance of 99 “sophisticated investors,” as mandated by U.S. law for a fund of such ambition. Engdahl distilled the [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Three Hundred And Forty-Two
Monday Good Morning, my happy readers. It was dull and grey when I headed out for my morning poo behind the gardener’s shed. On my return, my duty feeder was pottering around, my grub was [more…]
Democracy
Postcard From Jerry, Part Six
A perspiring Prime Minister called for coffee time at Number 10 North. My companion, Miss Blod, and I circulated, made small talk and nodded. There seemed little need for any great subterfuge, despite the fact [more…]
Conservatives
Tory Bad Boys – Part 02 John Profumo
Quite possibly one of the most damaging events in the history of the Tory Party. Everything was going wrong for them, they seemed like a bunch of incompetents. From the great train robbery, spies in [more…]
Politics
Ceuta – A Bridge too Far?
Peruvian strongman Oscar Benavides once famously said “For my friends, everything; For my enemies, the law.” Once, such a thing might have provided a succinct summary of the practice of privilege in its literal sense [more…]