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Regressives: there’s another name for them…

Thanks to the Internet we have, as a species, built the first truly global community. Social media, cloud-based software and apps have made it possible for us to forge links into nation-free groups, with the ability to wield influence in all aspects of our lives:...

Ever Saw a Wizard on a Ducking Stool?

I don’t doubt that the likes of Farage, Bloom, Johnson and the rest of the Little Boys Who Never Grew Up would see the following as progress… although they would probably protest that the woman in the picture should be wearing a bikini. This was written by...

Happy BreXmas!

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The Man Who Would Be King

From scepter’d to sceptic to septic isle… I was waiting for the dust to settle, hoping at least to be able to have a clearer view of what occurred a few days ago. But sadly (for me) the only clarity I can discern is in looking slightly backwards to my...

The Lie: it’s the truth

“I could not consent to the introduction into our national life of a device so alien to all our traditions as the referendum, which has only too often been the instrument of Nazism and fascism.” – Clement Attlee In an earlier post I took a more...

Take Back Control?

Your chances are very remote I’ve tried all manner of arguments, to no avail, as the Leave campaign has taken no notice of me. Let me try another approach… Back in the day, I was a tad involved in the hi-fi business. And when I say ‘back in the...

Pants on Fire? If Only.

For all of my stubborn, opinionated, arrogant ravings, you may be shocked to hear that I do tend towards a certain naïveté, not unlike that expressed by Jack Nicholson’s character in Mars Attacks: “Why can’t we all… just get along?”...

Recycling the EU

First, a simple guide to Brexit mentality. There’s a guy on a bicycle. He’s strong, but not quite as fit as he used to be. He talks to himself a lot (‘I/me…’), but shouts at others (‘WE/US…’): “This damn thing...

No Representation without Education!

EU: Name that institution   Probably the most annoying aspect of the so-called debate about the EU referendum is how easy it has been for the Beleavers to trot out lies willy-nilly, without being troubled by the people – and much less the press – to...
Who cares about Belgium?

Who cares about Belgium?

I don’t think it’s the locals… Just a few months after moving to Brussels, I dubbed it The City that Doesn’t Give a Shit. Six years later… Just like oobidoobidoo, how society looks depends on how you look at it. Those at the top tend to...