Terror and fuzzy logic in the demon haunted world
I once imagined that future generations might struggle to define our era. On the one hand it is an age of great enlightenment and scientific discovery; of information technology and […]
Iain Duncan Smith: Corbyn’s greatest achievement
Many of us will have read IDS’ resignation letter with incredulity. How does a man who has orchestrated so much misery for so many, pen a missive to the Prime […]
Survival of the fittest: George’s bankrupt budget
George Osborne has delivered his eighth budget. When he had finished, he sat down to Tory cheers, but outside the confines of parliament the yawning chasm between those that […]
Tony Benn He Encouraged Us
Originally posted on Ramblings of an Ordinary Man:
Left to Right Tony Mulhearn, Tony Benn, Eddie Loyden, Hugh Dalton, Eric Heffer and Derek Hatton in November 1983 “He encouraged us.”…
Have Cameron’s ‘Bullingdon boys’ run out of ideas already?
I have long believed that our system of government is in need of major reform. Recent events have convinced me that what we now need is a complete democratic revolution. […]
Tory Eurovision: Freedom to Exploit
David Cameron claims he has won “special status” for Britain within the European Union. Already, a number of media outlets are portraying this as a victory for the Prime Minister […]
Monopoly and the ideologies of division
I believe that all people, regardless of their ethnicity, religion or culture share one thing in common. That is the desire to live in peace, sheltered from the elements, […]
Would we invent Labour if it didn’t exist? We’d have no choice Stella
Stella Creasy recently gave a speech to the Fabian Society in which she posed the question “If the Labour Party didn’t exist, would we invent it?” In it she goes on to […]
Time to leave the capsule if we dare
Sometimes the boundaries between art and science melt away and the two orbit in delightful synchronicity. This week, while earthlings were mourning the passing of the incomparable David Bowie, in […]
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