This is beautifully presented, simply written and the end is just so sad. As a Brit, I don’t understand a first world country where you can die because you do not have enough money. I also don’t understand why I… Read More ›
Politics
Losers
“I won’t call them monsters because they would like that term. They would think that’s a great name. I will call them, from now on, losers, because that’s what they are. They are losers. And we will have more of… Read More ›
All of the people serving food are prisoners
And *then* I noticed that all the people serving food, cleaning, printing papers IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE are prisoners… tweeted by Samuel Sinyangue. It is worth reading all of the tweets in the above link. Quite incredible in 2017.
Theresa May’s government controlled internet
Senior Tories confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the phrasing indicates that the government intends to introduce huge restrictions on what people can post, share and publish online. The plans will allow Britain to become “the global leader in the regulation… Read More ›
The dubious friends of Donald Trump
For months, the FBI have been investigating Russian interference in the American presidential elections. ZEMBLA is investigating another explosive dossier concerning Trump’s involvement with the Russians: Trump’s business and personal ties to oligarchs from the former Soviet Union. Powerful billionaires… Read More ›
The child being abused in a cobalt mine…
The kid in the middle of this photo is 8 years old, his name is Dorsen, and the man next to him is threatening to hit him if he screws up again. They are both standing in the pouring rain,… Read More ›
They didn’t suddenly get converted
We have this perception that young people are more liberal or left leaning. And more open to equality and diversity. But where do you think all the older people who aren’t that way come from? They didn’t suddenly get converted…. Read More ›
Britain’s Doomsday Nuke Subs Still Run Windows XP
Britain’s fleet of missile submarines, HMS Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant, and Vengeance, are four of the deadliest ships ever built. Armed with nuclear weapons, the four “boomers” patrol the oceans, providing a powerful deterrent against a surprise nuclear attack on the… Read More ›
Outdated Windows XP and Jeremy Hunt to blame for today’s NHS ransomware attack?
Back in April 2014, Microsoft officially ended support for Windows XP, once its most popular operating system (OS) which was favoured my many businesses and government agencies around the world. The UK government was one such organisation, paying Microsoft the… Read More ›
The great British Brexit robbery
It also reveals a critical and gaping hole in the political debate in Britain. Because what is happening in America and what is happening in Britain are entwined. Brexit and Trump are entwined. The Trump administration’s links to Russia and… Read More ›