In an age of identity politics it’s fashionable to dismiss talk of a ruling class and imperialism as the fetishism of old fashioned lefties but this animation, from former economic hitman John Perkins, does a pretty good job of explaining imperialism in two minutes. I … 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 »
At the time of Britain’s 2015 General Election I posted, here and here for instance, on alleged electoral apathy. More recently I’ve implicitly challenged, here and here, the notion of Clinton as ‘the lesser evil’ given Trump’s extraordinary campaign. A … Read More »
After yesterday’s murder of Labour MP Jo Cox – for which a man linked to far right groups has been arrested – Margareta posted this on FB. By children’s writer Michael Rosen, it was his blogsite entry of May 18, … Read More »
Does anyone without a stake in Britain’s fire sales still believe privatisation is about efficiency or saving taxpayers’ money? Take the sale of student loans, a cornerstone of privatising higher education. The first sell-off, of the pre 1998 mortgage style … Read More »
Posted by a friend on Facebook. I love its snappily heartfelt response not just to ageism and sexism but, more important still, to their life negating exploitation for profit: I was in the hallway at the airport, headed to my … Read More »
[ezcol_1half][/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end] Saturday, Feb 7. The third unsourced statistic on this FB post is almost certainly false: [/ezcol_1half_end] Two days later an American friend, Daniel, posted his disgust at a homophobic quote allegedly by Ted Cruz. But others say it … Read More »
SSC followers will recall a recent post in which I referred to Mick’s alarm at discovering he agreed with something Hitchens had written in the Mail on Sunday. Sadly, his worries have deepened, as an email just yesterday shows: Re … Read More »
In a characteristically witty email today, my pal Mick shared his horror at realising he agreed with something Hitchens had written in the Quail on Sunday. Relax Michael. It’s cognitive dissonance makes us uncomfy when people with views we detest … Read More »
Saw Grandma tonight and have to say I was underwhelmed. As vehicle for uncovering the high principles, low cunning and wrinkled foibles of septuagenarian feminist and hippie, academic and poet, lesbian and life-loving misanthrope, a picaresque day in the life … Read More »