Even some corporate media have turned on Ed Sheeran over his hand-wringing cowardice in dropping Macklemore. “Ed Sheeran’s blandness has finally come back to bite him“, writes Emily Bootle in the i-Paper. Not to be outdone, the Guardian’s deputy music editor … Read More »
Britain’s rightwing Daily Mail, September 3 2026 Let’s leave aside the vanishingly small prospect of Kemi Badenoch or other Conservative leader forming a future UK government. The real venom in this story from the agenda-setting Mail lies in its opening … Read More »
July 9 2026 If you were underwhelmed by the ‘apology’ of Britain’s next prime minister, a man with form on ‘strategic ambiguity‘ in respect of Palestine, you’re not alone. Ditto if you aren’t buying the Guardian’s gushing claim of … Read More »
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 »
Apologies for posting twice on the same day. I had thought to place this as a late addition to this morning’s offering, Corbyn on Starmer’s resignation speech, but it raises a sufficiency of separate issues to nudge it past the … Read More »
I awoke this morning to news of direct hostilities having once more broken out between the US and Iran, but will put that on hold … Are you familiar with America’s Katie Halper – comedian, podcaster and scourge of the … Read More »
I really must gather my thoughts, so easily distracted by “events dear boy, events”, for the next thrilling instalment of US control of global energy? In the meantime – and apropos my post, The king is dead. Long live the king! … Read More »
The Guardian today, June 21 2026 * If Mandelson is the Prince of Darkness (one of ’em at any rate) Keir Starmer has to be the Mogul of Mediocrity. God knows, we’ve had no shortage of liars at Number 10 … Read More »
Sent to me by a friend. It has to be Photoshop since the real thing wouldn’t stay up five minutes, but it speaks true. For context, see: The Filton 4: on the right side of history! A little more on … Read More »
This post is a third party follow up, by a Mondoweiss whose daily newsletter I recently – Iran flips the script: an Arab perspective – urged readers to subscribe to, of two other posts. One concerned the draconian and egregiously … Read More »