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Take Back Control?

by | 19 Jun 2016

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.

by | 16 Jun 2016

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

by | 8 Jun 2016

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!

by | 26 May 2016

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?

by | 20 May 2016

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...