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Category Archives: uk
Starmer’s loathsome “2019” jibe
25
Sep
“I got principles and if you don’t like ’em, well, I got others” – Keir Starmer Groucho Marx “Israel continues to pummel Lebanon, proving itself the only country in the world that can bomb and invade all its neighbors at … Read More »
The West’s poltroons and Quislings
15
Sep
Calling out the Quislings are, left to right, Dimitri Lascaris, Michael Hudson, Radhika Desai It being Sunday I feel empowered – lovely word that, but where was it for most of my 70+ spins round the sun? – to offer … Read More »
Britain is broken, but how to fix it?
24
Aug
On July 1, days before 34% of Britain’s electorate handed Keir Starmer’s Labour its ‘landslide’ victory, Channel 4 gave its 9 pm prime-time slot to a 47 minute screening of Skint: The Truth About Britain’s Broken Economy. Presented by Tim … Read More »
Clueless Keir says WW3. Genocide Joe says no.
19
Aug
I’ve made pretty damn clear, and since it can’t be said too often will continue to do so, that the likelihood of nuclear war has never been higher. Never. For reasons I’ve gone into many times this would be the … Read More »
Britain’s Islamophobia Cooked
14
Aug
In the UK, Islamophobia is so bipartisan, so normalised, that BBC reporters refer to anti-Muslim pogromists as ‘pro-British protesters’ Middle East Eye yesterday, August 13, cited by Jonathan Cook I’ve a confession to make and, no, I’m not being tongue … Read More »
Labour to keep 500,000 infants in poverty
24
Jul
Incredibly disappointing to see the Labour government fail in its primary responsibility to lift children out of poverty. The idea that we cannot afford to do so is ludicrous. Scrapping the policy would cost £1.3 billion. A 1% tax on … Read More »
Labour’s love-bombing lobbyists
9
Jul
Thanks once again to reader Dave Hansell for this. I’ve already posted twice on last week’s “tepid” Labour win under Keir Starmer on fewer votes than in 2019 and 2017 under Jeremy Corbyn. In Britain’s rulers anoint Starmer’s Labour I … Read More »
Britain’s rulers anoint Starmer’s Labour
5
Jul
Let me start with today’s UK headlines as sampled from, respectively, tabloid, middlebrow and elite organs. As expected, and as noted the day before yesterday: Britain [has] with little enthusiasm – and in very much lower numbers, proportionally speaking, than … Read More »
What kind of Britain votes tomorrow?
2
Jul
The rentier nature of British capital is revealed by this IPPR report: “Corporate investment has fallen below the rate of depreciation – meaning that our capital stock is falling – and investment in research and development (R&D) is lower than in our … Read More »