Yesterday, July 24, Benjamin Netanyahu addressed both houses of Congress in Washington. Here’s the response of Australian blogger, Caitlin Johnstone. Netanyahu’s Speech Was As American As It Gets You couldn’t ask for a better example of everything Washington stands for than … Read More »
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 »
It’s been a long time since I wrote about Syria (samples here and here) and longer still since I cited one of the few Western journalists to document the dirty war on that country on the basis of frequent visits. … Read More »
My third in a row on the overreach of the mediocrities managing with breath-taking ineptitude the West’s accelerating decline. Below yesterday’s post – see Europe aside, the world wants Trump – Bryan commented: Mark Sleboda worries that a Trump presidency … Read More »
I have my differences with Alex Christoforou and Alexander Mercouris. As I said in yesterday’s post, “I find them a tad soft on Trump [but] even that’s a welcome change from the absurdities of pro Democrat media both sides of … Read More »
I took a week out to go fishing – or would have if I hadn’t quit fishing decades ago. These days vanning and camping does it for me. On my first morning, Sunday last, I awoke by the lovely Stour … Read More »
Dunwich Woodbridge Bait digger at Martlesham Creek’s entry to the Deben Estuary Aldeburgh Aldeburgh Looking north from Aldeburgh to Sizewell B nuclear power station, top left Aldeburgh Dunwich Dunwich Aldeburgh Dunwich Anne died on her 70th. Remembered on a bench … Read More »
The world is witnessing an irreversible shift to multipolarity. Four days ago I wrote of a duality now playing out between a fading – hence triply dangerous – hegemon, and the restoration of Westphalian principles of the sovereignty of nation states; … Read More »
Guardian, July 9 2024 Let’s start with the hypocrisy. Gordon Brown, in Tuesday’s Guardian, wants Vladimir Putin in the dock for war crimes. This from a senior member of a government whose lies led Britain into an illegal war which … Read More »
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 »