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Category: Politics

Counting the cost

“We’re doomed!  Mr Mannering, Sir.” Continue reading Counting the cost

Posted on December 13, 2019December 30, 2019Categories PoliticsTags Boris Johnson, disaster, UKLeave a comment on Counting the cost

Tabloids muddy the waters

A democracy needs perspective and humility.
Continue reading Tabloids muddy the waters

Posted on December 3, 2019November 28, 2019Categories PoliticsTags democracy, Murdoch, populism, tabloids1 Comment on Tabloids muddy the waters

Europe with its back to the Wall

Standing up for diversity, prosperity, and progress. Continue reading Europe with its back to the Wall

Posted on November 12, 2019November 11, 2019Categories PoliticsTags Brexit, Europe, European UnionLeave a comment on Europe with its back to the Wall

Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t

Brexit wounds may one day heal, but deep trauma leads to neurosis. Continue reading Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t

Posted on November 8, 2019November 7, 2019Categories PoliticsTags Brexit, madnessLeave a comment on Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t

Spain: A country tempered by sadness

Public adulation of Franco has ended; private sorrows remain. Continue reading Spain: A country tempered by sadness

Posted on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019Categories PoliticsTags civil war, Franco, reconciliation, SpainLeave a comment on Spain: A country tempered by sadness

The tragedy of it all

Britain on the scrapheap of history. Continue reading The tragedy of it all

Posted on October 18, 2019October 17, 2019Categories PoliticsTags Brexit, European Union, tragedyLeave a comment on The tragedy of it all

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