this post also features in offguardian Turkish tank transporter on its way into Northern Syria [Sedat Suna/EPA] “Attempts by Third World leaders to establish independent control of their economies, in preference to their economies being used as spheres of profit-accumulation … Read More »
I saw the Roger Waters film, Us & Them, on Sunday night. As Pink Floyd fans would expect, the pairing of those genre-shifting extravaganzas of sound and vision is second to none. As when the chorals of Dark Side, and … Read More »
this post also features in offguardian * Russia and the West : The last two action-packed years (5862 words) On September 11, Russia expert Tony Kevin delivered an address to the Independent Scholars Association of Australia. The transcript was published ten … Read More »
If it weren’t so serious it would be amusing, the way so many Westerners, including some of my friends and family, react to my frequently checking in on what Russia Today has to say. It must be propaganda, right? (Subtext: … Read More »
Meanwhile in London, September 26, 2019 … Click on the above image for the full story. * * *
I am in many ways a fully paid up member of the liberal middle classes, even if I appear to have gone off the rails of late. Ours is an extreme world. How else describe one of such staggering and … Read More »
this post also features in OffGuardian For years I’ve called myself a peg-on-nose Remainer. While many fellow Remainers strike me as naive, deluded on the nature of the EU and frequently contemptuous to boot, my bottom line is that … Read More »
Why are some world leaders raised to sainthood by those who manufacture our opinions, while others are vilified? If we believe ours is a democracy informed by healthily independent media bringing truths about the world without fear or favour, the … Read More »
A month ago, in a post on capital punishment, I wrote of my objection to the death penalty on practical rather than principled grounds, but followed with this: If the death penalty could be shown to be a deterrent – … Read More »
the first part of this post features on offguardian I enjoy schadenfreude as much as the next guy and for the millions of us who detest Boris, last night brought the stuff in spades. I was quite taken by Jeremy … Read More »