Six miles off the coast of Calais a crumpled inflatable was sinking to the sea bed. Baran’s lifeless body was one of 27 floating in the icy water. A KentOnline article about the shipwreck popped up on Steve’s timeline. He… Read More ›
Politics
The bad guys are winning
If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse… More here. An obvious topic very well… Read More ›
The rot set in…
As the clamour of voices warning that our democracy is under threat grows louder and louder, it’s become something of a truism to say that it all began with Boris Johnson’s arrival in Downing Street., writes Richard Haviland. It’s a… Read More ›
This is the Nadine Dorries who…
Nadine Dorries (Conservative) retweeted @kinglami1 :RT @kinglami1: I believe James O Brien of LBC fame is a Hate preacher, a liar, a misogynist, a UK hater & an apologist for Islamist atrocities. I also believe he is a bully who… Read More ›
COP26: just words…
Lots of words came from COP26, but not so much substance. This could be the time we look back on with the most regret.
Brexit affects everyone, even peers
A Conservative peer has called on the government to introduce special immigration rules to fix a shortage of au pairs. Baroness Hodgson of Abinger told the House of Lords that Brexit had meant there was no visa route to bring… Read More ›
Not A Joke, Nor A Joker, Definitely Not Trivial
My speech today is going to address what I believe to be one of the causes; ‘sado-populism.’ Johnson is but the newest sado-populist leader. Putin came ahead of him. Trump followed. Erdogan, Orban, Kaczynski and Duda, Bolsonaro, Duterte all show… Read More ›
King Johnson
Conservative Owen Paterson has avoided punishment for now as the government ordered its MPs to back a review of standards investigations. The result of the vote was met with cries of “shame” from opposition MPs. Mr Paterson was found to… Read More ›
Could a Brexiteer I met solve the climate crisis?
A few weeks ago I bought some fuel, after queuing for 30 minutes, and found myself next to an older lady in the queue waiting to pay. She commented on how ridiculous it was that there were fuel shortages, that… Read More ›
You cannot pray away the gay
‘You’re a disgrace’: James O’Brien clashes with a church pastor who says he’ll pray for gay people to ‘help them overcome’ homosexual feelings. James dealt with this pastor perfectly. He is right as well, a disgrace.
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