Monthly Archives: September 2022

NATIONALISM OR INTERNATIONALISM?

(That is the question!) In the guise of two world wars (1914-18 & 1939 – 45); several financial crashes (1929 & 2008); Arctic to Antarctic global pollution (2015 – ?); a world Covid pandemic (2019 – 22); a world climate … Continue reading

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2022! YET ANOTHER WATERSHED?

As one of the most extremely privileged human beings on earth parted these mortal coils – at one of her many luxurious homes here in the UK – it was possible to simultaneously witness the most abhorrent and degrading human … Continue reading

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IN LIZ (I DO NOT) TRUSS.

Well another excruciatingly long pantomime of choosing a UK Prime Minister is over and the three ringed circus acts of political illusionists, intellectual acrobats and media clowns can get back to business as post-Covid19 ‘unusual’. Undoubtedly they are all hoping … Continue reading

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PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT!

A frequent facile argument emanating from capitalists and their political supporters is that protecting the environment is too costly and will be detrimental to the economy. I heard it several times this August 2022, from a number of politicians and … Continue reading

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