The next President will be bad, at a particularly dangerous point in history as an America in decline asserts its right to do as it sees fit in the face of the rise of China and Russia. I know of … Read More »
… those who say she is the lesser evil since he is misogynist when they look me in the eye to tell me millions of women, their lives disproportionately blighted by her warmongering, aren’t relevant to that debate. Ditto the … Read More »
See Joe Clifford’s piece in Off-Guardian today … She backed the war that laid Iraq to waste to the enrichment of Wall Street, the huge US arms industry and senior politicians. She backed the military overthrow of the elected government … Read More »
Did you read today’s Guardian on FBI Director James Comey’s statement on Friday about the Clinton emails? Or yesterday’s account in the New York Times? If you relied on such sources you’ll be none the wiser on a simple point … Read More »
In a Sputnik article last month, replicated in the excellent Off-Guardian, Pepe Escobar gives a useful appraisal of the conflicting interests of China and the USA in the South China Sea. It’s a well informed piece and I recommend it, though … Read More »
I never did read Brave New World. But when Tree Fitzpatrick, an American unknown to me, agreed yesterday on Facebook with my view of Hillary Clinton, I looked her up to find this on her timeline. As the west sleepwalks … Read More »
This post also features on offGuardian – a much needed antidote to the rightward drift of once liberal media. NEC – National Executive Committee of the Labour Party … PLP – Parliamentary Labour Party, i.e. Labour MPs … Members – rank and file Labour Party … Read More »
This post also features on offGuardian – a much needed antidote to the rightward drift of once liberal media. I’ve seen numerous FB posts by liberal American friends saying it’s vital to back Hillary. It isn’t, and I’ve Facebooked several … Read More »
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end]A few FB friends in the USA are posting on why Americans must vote Clinton. Such posts, from people I like and respect in many things but whose grasp on politics is weak, fall into two categories: those who … Read More »
See this post for context … SUMMARY OF JUDGMENT OF THE QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION Neutral citation: [2016] EWHC 1966 (QB) Case No: HQ16X02502 Before Mr JUSTICE FOSKETT MICHAEL FOSTER ‐ Claimant ‐ v ‐ IAIN McNICOL (1) (sued on behalf … Read More »