I ask this question as we are living through extraordinary times and we need to be alert to the events that are happening right in front of our eyes. And then there’s the question as to how Boris de Pfiffle is doing as the leader of the United Kingdom? Not
The Never-ending Story could end this week – or then again, maybe not
Nowadays nearly every week is a critical week. Last week was – yet it seemed to end with a dribbling away of tension. They didn’t work over the weekend either. They, being Mrs May and Corybn and perhaps the Cabinet. How unlike the rest of us they are. In any
Are we in a kind of hell?
Oh boy, Twitter was on fire! Brexiters were appalled and incandescent. Remainers, meanwhile, while not exactly over the moon, were thrilled that at last someone had said exactly what they see as the essence of the current situation. What was the fuss all about? Well. Donald Tusk, the EU Council’s president,
The Shitstorm is Now or Is It? – Part 2
In this post I’ll continue to give you a day-by-day account of a week, which is not yet finished. A deeper analysis will come in another post – probably next year! Anyway, Lenin’s quote should now read: There are decades when nothing happens and hours when decades happen.” As things really
The Shitstorm is Now Part 1
Or look at it this way. Having said for nearly two years that nothing is happening, Lenin’s quote is very apt, “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” The past week has been interesting and as for this week…… So again, like the last post
What’s happening?
What’s happening? Well a lot has happened since my last post, and then again nothing has happened, apart from a great deal of shouting. Because nothing is agreed, although I qualify that with, actually, there are things that are agreed over the water in the EU, and then not a lot
Random thoughts on current events
I’ve been struggling for a few weeks now with a piece for this blog. The writing workshop I went on before I started this blog taught me that when writing a column (which this is, kind of) if it isn’t written quickly then drop it. And that’s what I’m doing.
The Corbyn phenomenon – what happened and why.
Apologies, I’m a bit behind with these blog posts, but here’s a short blast on the results of the recent British General Election. Goodness. What an upset. The predictions were that Corbyn and the Labour party would be slaughtered with Theresa May increasing her majority by at least 52 with
The British General Election: A sit rep
Instead of the usual, nothing much to report, events in the UK are moving quite speedily in this fair land. Indeed, quite a lot has been happening. And, first of all, I want to say that regarding the tragedy in Manchester, I commend you to read George Monbiot’s recent article,
The cultural revolution that’s just occurred – within which I’ve lost my identity
This is another situation report written as an overview for those of you who don’t get the detail on Brexit from their media that we do in the UK. And, just like the last post there has been a great deal of activity, with many accompanying articles in the press,