King of the Dwarfs
I grew up on a steady diet of Dr Who and Star Trek and these shows fuelled what would turn out to be a lifelong fascination with space. I would […]
Political Parties: What are they good for?
Originally posted on Ramblings of an Ordinary Man:
Are politicians just barometers of public opinion? Or do we deserve more than that? There will be ‘blood on the carpet’ within…
Political Parties: What are they good for?
There will be ‘blood on the carpet’ within the Labour movement following the 2015 General Election result. This is truly a low point. From where they stand now it seems […]
Disunited Kingdom: The broken democracy
Originally posted on Ramblings of an Ordinary Man:
The “choice” before the electorate Last night Britain’s political system failed the majority of people in our country. After five years of…
Disunited Kingdom: The broken democracy
Last night Britain’s political system failed the majority of people in our country. After five years of austerity we are forced to accept that by the time of the next […]
Election 2015: Time for Labour to return to its Socialist roots
In the 80’s and 90’s my generation were sold a lie. Although many of us steadfastly refused to believe it, it quickly took hold, particularly within the Labour movement. Successive […]
Imagine There’s No Giants
Yesterday the city of Liverpool bid farewell to a spectacular piece of street theatre. It spanned three glorious days, in which sun baked crowds lapped up all that was on […]
Lambananas, Spiders, Giants and Iron Men
First published on http://www.liverpoolonthemersey.com and updated below. Liverpool has always punched above its weight. Think about it, we are a town that’s spans just 43 square miles, our population is barely half […]
Tony Benn He Encouraged Us
“He encouraged us.” These were the words Tony Benn said he would most like to see on his grave stone. Today the Labour Movement, indeed the world is bereft of a […]
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