Arts
Placard-waving and Marching to Exit
The undoing of Brexit has been incremental so that it has been difficult to pin down any one point at which to say “Stop!” We may be reaching the end of this Brexit saga to [more…]
Sunshine&Showers
20th Century
Strands from the Yellow Vests
Labelling Leave voters racist bigots did not end “well” in Spring 2016. Neither did calling Trump supporters a basket of deplorables in September 2016. Now it is the turn of the French Gilets Jaunes, in [more…]
Authoritarianism
Act III – To Delay is to Betray
It might now be more than Act III, I am losing count of these pro-Brexit rallies, but we’re catching up fast with the French Gilets Jaunes ! Act III, if that is what it was, [more…]
Authoritarianism
Act II – Don’t Wreck Brexit
We have got used to the suppression of news, to the non-reporting of pro-Brexit rallies and events. And we have got used to the fact that pro-Remain rallies, marches, and pronouncements are given prominence and [more…]
Authoritarianism
Snippets from the 15th January 2019 Day of OUTrage
I know, I know, brandishing placards and waving flags is not going to change the world and produce a clean Brexit overnight! But one has to start somewhere and sometimes leave the keyboard behind to [more…]
Arts
Postscript – Abortion law in Ireland is torn up
In a previous GP article I tried to understand the forces at play in the Irish abortion campaign. What follows is a postscript. The final result was: 66.4% for Yes / Repeal the 8th Amendment [more…]
Arts
The 2018 Abortion Referendum in Ireland – Repealers v. Retainers
NB: “Ireland” in this article will refer to the Republic of Ireland (RoI, or Eire, as per its Constitution); may GPers in Northern Ireland forgive me for this shortcut. Ireland, the country that does not [more…]
History
Secret Agent Selection SOE Training, Ep 1
I approach this review of a TV programme with a little trepidation as there will be GPers more qualified than me to critique it and provide historical context. I’d better read the forthcoming comments! I [more…]
Arts
In Praise of The Uptick
According to the dictionaries, the word “uptick” means “a small increase or slight upward trend.” And it is an americanism. I could not find a definition in an online context, i.e. “uptick a comment”. That [more…]