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 »
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 »
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. * * *
It’s surprising what thoughts may exercise a septuagenarian as a woman thirty years his junior and met for the first time not twenty minutes earlier is sliding an index finger along his rectum. While on the receiving end of precisely … Read More »
Why do so many geopolitical analysts assume the most heavily resourced empire in human history operates through the incoherent decisions of a group of politicians? [Alternatively] that it operates via a flawless, omniscient Masterplan hatched in a single smoke-filled room? … Read More »
I’m sorry this is such a long letter. I didn’t have time to write a shorter one. Attributed to, amongst others, Mark Twain and Blaise Pascal Years ago a friend told me, I think he meant it as a compliment, … Read More »
Time and hindsight can bring the kind of clarity which, provided we take care to monitor and continually adjust our evolving understanding in light of new evidence duly reflected on, goes beyond the complacently self-serving. Looking back on over a … Read More »
A huge thank you for the many expressions of support and well wishing from across the world following my 15 night sentence at Sheffield’s Northern General, whose staff at every level I cannot praise too highly. I was released on … Read More »