“I got principles and if you don’t like ’em, well, I got others” – Keir Starmer Groucho Marx “Israel continues to pummel Lebanon, proving itself the only country in the world that can bomb and invade all its neighbors at … Read More »
Calling out the Quislings are, left to right, Dimitri Lascaris, Michael Hudson, Radhika Desai It being Sunday I feel empowered – lovely word that, but where was it for most of my 70+ spins round the sun? – to offer … Read More »
On July 1, days before 34% of Britain’s electorate handed Keir Starmer’s Labour its ‘landslide’ victory, Channel 4 gave its 9 pm prime-time slot to a 47 minute screening of Skint: The Truth About Britain’s Broken Economy. Presented by Tim … Read More »
I’ve made pretty damn clear, and since it can’t be said too often will continue to do so, that the likelihood of nuclear war has never been higher. Never. For reasons I’ve gone into many times this would be the … Read More »
In the UK, Islamophobia is so bipartisan, so normalised, that BBC reporters refer to anti-Muslim pogromists as ‘pro-British protesters’ Middle East Eye yesterday, August 13, cited by Jonathan Cook I’ve a confession to make and, no, I’m not being tongue … Read More »
Incredibly disappointing to see the Labour government fail in its primary responsibility to lift children out of poverty. The idea that we cannot afford to do so is ludicrous. Scrapping the policy would cost £1.3 billion. A 1% tax on … Read More »
Thanks once again to reader Dave Hansell for this. I’ve already posted twice on last week’s “tepid” Labour win under Keir Starmer on fewer votes than in 2019 and 2017 under Jeremy Corbyn. In Britain’s rulers anoint Starmer’s Labour I … Read More »
Let me start with today’s UK headlines as sampled from, respectively, tabloid, middlebrow and elite organs. As expected, and as noted the day before yesterday: Britain [has] with little enthusiasm – and in very much lower numbers, proportionally speaking, than … Read More »
The rentier nature of British capital is revealed by this IPPR report: “Corporate investment has fallen below the rate of depreciation – meaning that our capital stock is falling – and investment in research and development (R&D) is lower than in our … Read More »
Two days ago I wrote of … …. mealymouthed and regally ignorant pomposity from a man of whom, within narrow limits and paired with caveats and disclaimers, I often write approvingly … … while further unflattering descriptions were added by … Read More »