Eamon Dyas The New Imperialism is adding the exploitation of Third World Human Resources to the traditional exploitation of Material Resources. The Labour Minister says that Germany is looking to African countries to fill its skills shortage. Just like the 19th century rush to Africa, Germany has been late to this particular imperialism. Modern imperial exploitation … Continue reading Germany to further liberalize immigration
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Note on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams · Britain Blighted by Upper London · Upper London Fears the Chinese Example · The Mistrustful USA · Snippets · Russia and China · Why Russia Rallies Round Putin · Worse Weather Britain Blighted by Upper London Well-meaning liberals like William Keegan are baffled that British politicians stay locked into policies that have caused vast suffering. Right-wing ideas … Continue reading Note on the News
Private Jets
Marie Dupin-a Fresh Look at the News France Info 4th May 2023 The News Personified—a fresh look at the news A short daily humorous piece on French state radio ‘France Info’ Every morning, the journalist Marie Dupin takes on the role of a personality, an event, a place or a fact at the heart of … Continue reading Private Jets
Nkrumah, Lumumba, Gaddafi: the US and Democracy in Africa
Article by Socialist Party Zambia What democracy can the United States government really promote for an African country? On March 29-30, 2023, the United States will co-host the second Summit for Democracy with the governments of Costa Rica, the Netherlands, Republic of Korea, and Republic of Zambia. Article by Socialist Party Zambia On March 29-30, … Continue reading Nkrumah, Lumumba, Gaddafi: the US and Democracy in Africa
The transformation of German Greens into Atlanticist war mongers
by Philip O’Connor The geopolitical aspect of the Greens was born in the 1967 student revolt in Germany (yes, it started there a year before the Paris riot). The "Alternatives", as they were called, came out of those street fights, house occupations and endless debates, including Cohn Bendit and Fischer. They were hippy left, libertarian, … Continue reading The transformation of German Greens into Atlanticist war mongers
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams A Terrible Year for Weather 2023 a Wonderful Year for China? Shame in the USA Oscar Wilde and the Dalai Lama Snippets A Rocket That Went Nowhere? Was Your Empire Really Necessary? Artificial Intelligence – Pathological Liars Healthy Drinking? A Terrible Year for Weather We’re not heading for Human Extinction. We … Continue reading Notes on the News
ICC — US Double Standards
Message from the White House: "We believe in investigating war crimes - but not ours and not Israel's" The US State Department website says the following about the International Criminal Court (ICC): "We maintain our longstanding objection to the Court’s efforts to assert jurisdiction over personnel of non-States Parties such as the United States and Israel." In … Continue reading ICC — US Double Standards
The end of the EU ban on State subsidy
Eamon Dyas [Eamon Dyas comments on Lucinda Creighton’s article “Ireland is asleep at the wheel as the EU single market is being undone.” (Business Post, 17/12/22)] Lucinda Creighton refuses to acknowledge the biggest elephant in the room here - EU’s sanctions on Russia. The Green Agenda may have been the slow-burner on this and is … Continue reading The end of the EU ban on State subsidy
Notes on the News
By Gwydion M. Williams The Tapeworms of Finance Untrustworthy Dollars Britain – the Tyranny of Structurelessness China’s Democratic Dictatorship China from Number 2 to Number 1 Snippets ICC – Kangaroo Court The Fight for Tik-Tok Saving Female Sports Salad Failures Iraq – Also Remembering 1987 The Tapeworms of Finance Tapeworms are tough and hardy survivor … Continue reading Notes on the News
Water Scandal in France
A scandal in France: New Reservoirs Froggy One solution to the problem of drought in France is the creation of artificial reservoirs, the size of several football pitches and 10m deep to provide water for irrigation. These are called ‘mega-bassines’ [mega-bowls]. They are filled by pumping water from the water table, and this exposes the water … Continue reading Water Scandal in France
Notes on the News
Notes on the News By Gwydion M. Williams Brexit Failures Wearing Out Russia China ‘bites the bullet’ for Covid-19 Snippets Australia Day a Bad Memory Normal for China Cities Fit for Humans? Hindu Racism The Internet as Electronic Slum Killer Railways in the USA Brexit Failures “What would genuine plan for levelling up the north … Continue reading Notes on the News
Conway Hall Cancels
Cancellation of No2Nato event —25 February 2023 — Conway Hall A Conference organised by No3Nato/Workers Party of Britain has been cancelled by Conway Hall, the Home of Free Speech, a month before it was due to take place on 25th February 2023. Previously St Pancras Church had also succumbed to pressure and cancelled the same proposed meeting. At … Continue reading Conway Hall Cancels
On Strikes and Wars — Editorial 2
Can British trade unions defend their members’ standard of living without taking a position on the war in Ukraine? The standard of living of the British working class has fallen because NATO is engaged in a war against Russia using Ukraine as its proxy army. Do British trade unions support this NATO war against Russia? If so, should … Continue reading On Strikes and Wars — Editorial 2
Ukrainian Refugees and ‘small boat’ Asylum seekers
Eamon Dyas By the end of July 2022, the U.K. government had estimated that 104,000 Ukrainian refugees had arrived in the UK in the previous 5 months. [See: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/100000-ukrainians-welcomed-to-safety-in-the-uk %5D By the 24th of August 2022 data compiled by the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford showed that over 115,200 Ukrainian refugees were officially living in … Continue reading Ukrainian Refugees and ‘small boat’ Asylum seekers
Eco-warriors are not Fighting Climate Change
Eamon Dyas The whole issue of climate change has long been hijacked by the liberal lobby and they have effectively debilitated any effective response by pushing it into the stable of virtue signalling. This has meant that those who are concerned about the issue are now preoccupied with it as an abstract cause that is … Continue reading Eco-warriors are not Fighting Climate Change
Notes on the News
Notes on the News By Gwydion M. Williams Back to Tax-and-Spend? USA Still Macho on Climate Snippets A New Age of Gold? China Badmouthed Over Covid-19 North Korea – Too Dangerous to Invade? UAS Losing its Farmers India Overpopulated? Heavy Punishment for Upsetting the Rich and Powerful Everything Russian Must Be Bad? Northern Cyprus – … Continue reading Notes on the News
How to Fail at Globalisation
How the USA Botched 1990s Globalisation By Gwydion M. Williams In the early 1990s, the USA was handed the world on a plate. And they knocked the plate over. Vain and greedy and aggressive, their two dominant political parties were united in doing most of the wrong things. And in Britain, Tony Blair encouraging all the errors. Almost … Continue reading How to Fail at Globalisation
NATO Serbia and Russia Ukraine
From a briefing by NATO spokesman Jamie Shea. Brussels, May 25, 1999:Question : If you say the [Yugoslav] army has a lot of generators, why are you depriving the country of 70% not only of electricity but also of water supply, because, according to you, [NATO] only strikes military installations.Answer : Unfortunately, command and control systems also depend on … Continue reading NATO Serbia and Russia Ukraine
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