Politics
Where is Vuvuzela Again?
I had barely heard of Venezuela, sum total of facts known were.. it was in South America, it had a dictator who maybe rigged the last election to remain President and looked a bit like [more…]
Politics
America
Washington Greed & EU Russophobia
What a combination! Washington has pursued a rather peculiar policy on post war Europe, paternalism at first devious opportunism post Soviet collapse. The recent Trump mantra that Europe has to pay its way militarily is [more…]
Communism
Will AI benefit humanity?
Elon Musk has said that AI and robotics can lead to a future of universal high income and eliminate poverty by creating an abundance of goods and services making human work optional. Elimination of poverty [more…]
Arts
The Imperative for Reform: Reclaiming British Sovereignty from Foreign Meddling and Supranational Control
In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, economic stagnation, and institutional bloat, the United Kingdom stands at a crossroads. The nation’s governance has been eroded by decades of incremental changes that have diluted parliamentary supremacy, entangled [more…]
Communism
Venezuela’s Wasted Potential
Flash, bang stuff Last week, we visited British Guiana for our Railway Review and, as is sometimes the case, found ourselves in the wrong place but at the right time. We tootled along some 15 [more…]
America
The Donroe Doctrine
This is the name given to the latest burst of US Foreign Policy as espoused by Donald Trump. So far it has resulted in a raid on Venezuela to kidnap Nicholas Maduro and his wife. [more…]
America
Euro contrariness – Anybody/Anything but Trump
Perhaps its Global Warming/Climate Crisis (nah, it’s all the fault of DJT) , but the epic meltdown of the European political classes has stepped up a gear of late. Emblematic of the hysteria is this [more…]
Conservatives
NYE messages from the party leaders
Being a bit of an eejit I decided to see what the New Year’s speeches from the various leaders were about. Not very inspiring in general I am afraid to say. I looked at 5 [more…]
Arts
Marxism ‘Behind The Scenes’ at Question Time
A making-of Question Time feature entitled ‘Behind the Scenes’ is available on the iPlayer. Having already penned the ‘Making of QT Review’, we must give this a viewing. Previously, I was harsh on the politicians. [more…]