With the Memorandum of Understanding dead in the water, and the US and Iran once more trading blows at levels last seen in March, Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris offer their bird’s eye take on the implications. For a while … Read More »
Sunday, July 5, 2026 But the state we’re in goes beyond the pros and cons of any individual politician. No mainstream party in the UK or Europe at large shows the slightest sign of acknowledging, as prelude to serious conversation, … Read More »
The Ukraine war is not a war between two empires. We can argue this in “common sense” terms. The USA rings the planet with 800 military bases, outspends on weaponry the next ten spenders together, has been at war for … Read More »
Though Trump 1 had plotted his murder, Team Biden contented itself with insisting Julian was not a journalist (thereby opening the door to criminal prosecution for his revelations ) on the ground he worked for no corporate news outlet. This … Read More »
Well my dalliance with Caitlin on the bright side didn’t last long. Likewise its accompanying promise to return today to an already written class analysis of post-Soviet Russia. Untied to any specific and fast evolving situation, and in any case … Read More »
I had meant to post a different piece today, one already written, but will save it for tomorrow. Here’s why: The statements of my intended piece, a class analysis of post Soviet Russia, is interesting but tough. That’s no cause … Read More »
LIberalism, even when not wholly blind to modern imperialism, is incapable of seeing the extent of its evil. Millions have been slaughtered on the watch of Bush Snr, Clinton, Bush Jnr, Obama, Trump 1, Biden and Trump 2 – yet … Read More »
Grandson Louis. We gave him everything money could buy. What did we do that was wrong? We didn’t know it was wrong. He’s leaving home, bye bye. * * *
Apologies for posting twice on the same day. I had thought to place this as a late addition to this morning’s offering, Corbyn on Starmer’s resignation speech, but it raises a sufficiency of separate issues to nudge it past the … Read More »
I awoke this morning to news of direct hostilities having once more broken out between the US and Iran, but will put that on hold … Are you familiar with America’s Katie Halper – comedian, podcaster and scourge of the … Read More »