a Ukrainian burger called Boris at his public school strove to learn Horace. Now gets eaten in Kiev, promised NATO, RAF. Put that country in plaster of Paris. Wilson John Haire. 24th August, 2022. There is a sort of lady called Liz Truss who inadvertently misses the bus. Her tongue creates two nations though … Continue reading Limericks
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BBC Newsnight on Ukraine
Mark Urban, interviewed by Kirsty Wark, on Ukraine BBC Newsnight, 27 June 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0018t1f/newsnight-27062022 (29 mins in) Below is a transcript of Mark Urban's remarks on Ukraine on Newsnight (27 June 2022). Urban's message is that the Ukraine is likely to have to sue for peace in the late summer or early autumn unless by then … Continue reading BBC Newsnight on Ukraine

The Two Party System
The Two Party System Eamon Dyas Since the Grey report the media has been concentrating on Johnson’s crumbling support among MPs. We’ve also seen the Unionists flexing their muscles (Poots' removal of checks on U.K. goods in defiance of the Protocol and Paul Givan’s resignation) by the Unionists - something I don’t see as purely … Continue reading The Two Party System
Editorial 1 — Labour Must Exploit Tory Divisions
The most important political battle in British politics is currently taking place in the Conservative party. There is, of course, also a political battle taking place in the Labour Party, but it is of a different kind. In the Labour Party, the party machine is being used to suppress the discussion of any radical ideas. In contrast, in … Continue reading Editorial 1 — Labour Must Exploit Tory Divisions
The Levellers — Editorial 1
Keir Starmer repeats, at every opportunity, that his main objective is to win the next general election. This is a welcome change of objective. In 2019 Starmer seemed determined to lose that general election. Labour lost the 2019 general election because they attempted to reverse the result of the 2016 Brexit referendum. Starmer was the main architect of … Continue reading The Levellers — Editorial 1

Aukus – Parliament Notes 1
There is NATO, there is Five Eyes (the Anglo-Saxon English speaking alliance between Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the UK and the US); there is the Quadrilateral Security Dialog—the so-called "Quad"—a strategic engagement between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States, there is the 1971 Five Powers Defence Arrangements, (Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore and the UK). Now … Continue reading Aukus – Parliament Notes 1
Bodies piling up — The War on Covid
Eamon Dyas With the perpetual existence of a virus more deadly than flu now part of society’s deadly repertoire the impact will inevitably lead to a fall in the average life expectancy. It is extremely unlikely that the COVID-19 jab will be an effective way of preventing this. Is this not a part of the … Continue reading Bodies piling up — The War on Covid