“The world is now dominated by three gargantuan economic blocs – the United States, China and the European Union,” wrote Landler. “Britain has finalised its divorce from one of them, leaving it isolated at a time when the path forward… Read More ›
Politics
The Queen’s Speech: 2020
I would love it if she said that, but it seems unlikely… It will, however, be interesting to see how she talks about 2020. There is a lot to say and it will be a tough pitch to look for… Read More ›
Covid Aid
This is so clever.
Our own elected idiots
This caller couldn’t answer James’s questions on a post-Brexit trade deal, but he was sure he wanted ‘our own elected idiots’ making decisions not ones in ‘Luxembourg’. This man is every Brexiteer I have ever spoken to.
You were taken for fools and you took the rest of us with you
Powerful stuff from James who has predicted this debarkle every step of the way.
Wealthy MP urged to pay up for his family’s slave trade past
A wealthy Tory MP is facing demands to pay reparations for his family’s part in the Caribbean slave trade after the Observer revealed that he now controls the plantation where his ancestors created the first slave-worked sugar plantation in the… Read More ›
Bigots like Jordan Peterson
Jordan Peterson, the Canadian psychology professor and lobster-loving life coach who came to public attention after refusing to use the preferred pronouns of transgender people, has a new book coming out, and some staff at Penguin Random House Canada, were… Read More ›
The truth twisters cannot stop twisting
A few months back the official UK Civil Service account tweeted the following. It would appear that this truth twisting is reaching new heights today. I am sick of these people who supposedly lead us and what they do each… Read More ›
A vulnerable, lonely, elderly coronavirus patient
Texas medic Dr. Joseph Varon hugging a vulnerable, lonely, elderly coronavirus patient who missed his wife on Thanksgiving Day. Via this tweet. So much of 2020 breaks my heart and this image sums up what is really happening out there.
The case for issuing perpetual bonds has never been stronger
Right now, it would be impossible for the EU to issue perpetual bonds, because the member states are too divided. Poland and Hungary have vetoed the next EU budget and the COVID-19 recovery fund, and the so-called Frugal Five (Austria,… Read More ›