Showing posts with label #Politics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Politics. Show all posts

Sunday, 29 September 2024

FROM RICHES TO RAGS - BRITISH PM EXPLODING WARDROBE

29 September 2024From riches to rags.                    Guy Fawkes day coming up..."Sir Keir said last week he would no longer accept money for clothes"Love it. It's only 'cos his wardrobe is already full to bursting.... and what must you do with old wardrobes on Guy Fawkes day? This is so totally corrupt, inept and mad - did noone amongst all those clever politicians and...

Sunday, 30 June 2024

INEQUALITY

30 June 2024Spiralling inequality is a ticking timebomb for the next governmenthttps://www.thetimes.com/article/889c52ea-8f15-4767-8164-9b33d891d2c5?shareToken=56c991cfd097db51f13e9c85886613ba The stark contrast between wealth and poverty in a modern British cityscape, symbolising the urgent need for bridging the gap and fostering a fairer society. The scene captures both the severity of current inequalities and the hope for a brighter,...

Tuesday, 12 March 2024

HOW CAN WESTERN GOVTS TAKE CHARGE OF EVENTS AND REGAIN THE TRUST OF CITIZENS

12 March 2024 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/11/too-late-for-west-corpse-that-cannot-be-galvanised/1. This is about the effectiveness of Western democracies, particularly the UK's and our inability to respond to threats.2. UK government inaction, ministers as spectators rather than actors.3. disconnect between politicians and the public sector, institutions hijacked by activists.4. erosion of public trust in democratic institutions...

Sunday, 7 August 2022

RANT AGAINST MEDIAGARCHY

7 August 2022https://youtu.be/TV5ubJq39h0So mad! Yes! it is the media running public opinion, on behalf of an oligarchy of the rich and a minorigarchy of the weird and the woke, in the absence of any political leadership on behalf of the majority and the public interest.The public interest is for me about a fair distribution of wealth, opportunity and freedom to the majority.Where are the politicians with a longer term view of what's good for the country and the strength of leadership to outdistance the polls?Instead, for reasons most of us link...

Thursday, 16 June 2022

PROPAGANDA, THE WAY IT WORKS, THE HARM IT DOES US

16 June 2022They say that truth is the first victim of war, and nuance the second. So from one or two starting points, we adopt a whole position which can be very black and white - they are the monsters, we are the saviours. A few words can set off many automatic reflexes that might evade our capacity to think rationally from raw facts about a subject and develop a different, even opposite to our feelings, point of view. This would be a good thing because we must see reality if we want to change it or adapt to it. It's no good accepting unthinkingly...

Sunday, 17 April 2022

POLITICAL DIRECTION OR CRISIS MANAGEMENT - WHAT FUTURE DEMOCRACY?

17 April 2022 We are led by managers responding to crises with technical solutions that are costly and limit our freedom. Instead, what we need is what he had, politicians responding to the people with programs and policies.For anyone following the French elections the campaigning and has been very very thorough and everyone all the candidates have had plenty of time to present their particular programs and the electorate has had a lot of time and still more to come to reach their conclusions and vote. ...

Saturday, 8 May 2021

HARTLEPOOL

It would be a very different story if they'd drop The Woke, the Marxism and the Remain. It is possible while remaining true to the socialist idea of equality and solidarity. And some flag-waving and British pride would help them. One detail: when Karmer bent his knee everybody knew he was a fake and a los...