Cui bono?
15
Jan
Category Archives: general
Sarcasm on social media
12
Jan
I’ve been guilty of this myself so know what I’m talking about here. *
Antisemitism and IQ revisited
1
Jan
I opened my December Reads post last month with an Andrew Joyce piece in a far right website whose sentiments repel me. When replicated on OffGuardian my remarks drew a fair amount of flak. Not for giving a platform to … Read More »
My December reads
27
Dec
this post also features in offguardian And so this is Christmas, what have you done? The old year is over, a new one just begun. Well, almost. I can’t alas, offer much in the bliss department this year. I leave … Read More »
Pushing back the frontiers of margarine!
8
Dec
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Whataboutery?
8
Dec
One day …
7
Dec
Three November reads
23
Nov
this post also features in offguardian Is Britain’s forthcoming general election the most critical since 1945? Or just since 1979? While the Johnny Walker wisdom runs high on that, we can all agree – saving those who on principle shun … Read More »
Syria – how Trotskyism got it so wrong
20
Nov
Even an energetic contrarian like me has to pick his battles and know when to walk away. In the past month alone I’ve withdrawn from polemical discussions online with: an Extinction Rebel when he told me rather late in the … Read More »
Death of the White Helmets founder
12
Nov
Today on the blog of Caitlin Johnstone. I’m for once reproducing in full, without the colour font I normally use for verbatim quotes. What follows is pure Caity. Narrative Managers In Overdrive After Death Of White Helmets Founder James Le Mesurier, … Read More »