Category Archives: Politics

From the House of Commons Speaker to socialism.

Don’t bother with Blair’s bullshit

So far, I’ve tried to avoid reading anything about the Iraq inquiry, essentially because it’s a massive sham, a distraction, and will not lead to any kind of change, or any kind of justice for the hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading

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Reasons to celebrate the collapse of the news industry

And why it won’t have any effect on our ‘democracy’. The collapse of the news industry speaks volumes. It shows that people aren’t interested in the news and, if they are, they’re probably not willing to pay for it. The … Continue reading

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Defining Terrorism

There’s an interesting piece over at Comment is Free by Natalie Hanman, though I disagree that the search for a definition of terrorism is “unresolved”. For those who find it convenient for it to be “unresolved” it shall remain so, … Continue reading

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Not good enough, Edward Garnier

In which a Tory defers to the government’s view. Some time ago I wrote to my MP, Edward Garnier, to express my concern over the government’s plans to make Personal, Social, Health, and Economic (PSHE) education part of the National … Continue reading

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