19 March 2022Older folk, the unwell, are very cautious, and understandably so.In my country, covid is more and more common amongst the over-70s - 1 in 23 over 70s have covid, that is a lot and it is the highest it has ever been. But they are vaccinated so they dont notice. Nonetheless, the govt is under pressure to roll out the fourth jab.In my country, about 2.6 million people have covid at the moment. That is 1 in 20. It is highest in school children : 1 in 16 have covid, that is more than 2 in every class.Why is covid on the increase? Does it...
Saturday, 19 March 2022
THE UK'S LIZ TRUSS - JUST ANOTHER WARMONGER
19 March 2022She said: "We don't see any serious withdrawal of Russian troops or any serious proposals on the table."
America and her chorus girl the UK are not looking for
peace. If they were, they would surely not expect the other side to
remove their army before sitting at table to negotiate. That would be
the other side sitting having surrendered.
It is also a shame for us all that America pretends no
serious proposals have been made, considering this is Russia's last
stand.
...
Friday, 18 March 2022
A NEW EUROPE
This guy has seen politicians come and go and must have had difficulty framing politicians typical short-term thinking in a bit of historical perspective.Putin has got as far as he's going to get - we just need to tidy it up into a Minsk-3 and sweep some stuff back under the carpet.But the Americans block everything with their aggressive warmongering. We, on the other hand, do not need to be America's draft animals.China and America are both dying embers. But not Europe. The UK could link up Russia's near abroad, talk nicely to Putin, and create...
Monday, 14 March 2022
WHAT'S WRONG WITH BORIS' POLICY ON REHOUSING UKRAINIAN REFUGEES?
14 March 2022
I cannot believe anyone is applying to take in a ukrainian family.
This is a govt scam to silence an anti-war movement or
at least to silence the nationalist sentiment that brought us Brexit and
Trump and populism generally
You are supposed to feel guilty if you object to receiving these immigrants.
The goal should be to offer safety until this conflict
is resolved, after which the families return home...
Saturday, 12 March 2022
EUROPE IS NOT SOVEREIGN
15 March 2022No country in Europe is sovereign because it is not reponsible for its own defence nor its own foreign policy.Europe is not sovereign while it pays NATO and the Americans for its defence. It is difficult to say these things and not be lynched. But America gas interests different from those of Europe and sometimes in opposition to. Looking at the wealth and population skills base, Europe could in principle outperform America. What does America care for Europe and Ukraine - so far away, itself independent in energy. It cares more for...
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MACRON?
12 March 2022Macron is the only politician keeping in touch with Putin. Good for Macron.
But otherwise, Macron is one of those hussard rowdy
types. He needs to be a bit less flamboyant and declarative, he needs to
listen and concentrate more, be less concerned by public opnion and
focus more on policy, make attainable objectives instead of massive
shattering unreachable goals esp given the coffers are empty, he needs
to recognise that France is a middle-ranking power and he isn't some
emperor-in-waiting, get away from...
Wednesday, 9 March 2022
UKRAINE START HERE FOR A PEACE SETTLEMENT
Look, instead of all this bloodthirsty stuff, consider Putin's petceptions and how that might be incorporated into a just solution.Hes aftaid of a colour revolution in Moscow and feels further exposed because he doesnt control the access points invaders have traditionally used, viz. Crimea, Bessarabia and Suwalki corridor.Of great significance here are the wishes of local populations and also Russia's demographics - Russia will run out of fighting-age men by the end of the decade.Plus, bear in mind that accesion to NATO and EU membership is a very...
Monday, 7 March 2022
IS MELENCHON RIGHT?
Melenchon is a utpoianist who believes man if perfectable. I know that man is flawed and only a functioning state with an operational legal system keeps man in place. (Religion can perform the same function.)Melenchon thinks that the interests of the group must predominate over the freedom of the individual. And these interests are decided by the State. I think that direction is not given top-down from some autocracy, but rises bottom-up from the summation of the wishes of the people.There should only be one party rule because competing...
Friday, 4 March 2022
LIFE IS A TALE, TOLD BY AN IDIOT
4 March 2022As we talked about Shakespeare, you might be interested in this short speech from Macbeth, perhaps one of the best known, though there are hundreds.Shakespeare's English is difficult, even for an English man, even for me But Ian McKellen makes it easy to understand.What do you think?https://youtu.be/zGbZCgHQ9m8Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time;And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!Life's but a walking...
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
WHAT HAPPENS IN WAR (101 ECONOMICS)
3 March 2022After a war, the losing side loses is currency. So my small investment at 259 in POLY.L is subject to big risk.Things never go as planned in war, as we've seen, and it'll be worse than we could imagine, it's 'cos of the other side.But the winner will be he side that can endure the most pain.The kind of things we could see in Russia, my homework reveals, might be that it closes its markets, sets up asset price controls, changes ownerships, imposes exchange controls, and may change tax rates, limit stock market issuances and impose higher...
FUTURE OF UKRAINE
The Russians I'd imagine want to reduce Ukraine to rubble and leave.I remember the romans did that in the third punic war in 146BC. Not one stone was left standing on another. It took a week to put all the inhabitants of Carthage to the sword. They were throwing them off high buildings, it was quicker.But you know what?Carthage was rebuilt, it became the capital of its Roman province and the third most important city of the Roman Empire.There was a long period of prosperity from rich agricultural exports and a rich cosmopolitan culture.Christianity...
