Conservatism
Who Do You Love?
Battling detractors on their left and homophobia to their right, gay Republicans have nevertheless played power politics for over 80 years....
So is this is what Tory MP’s are for?
It seems that perhaps he may not have been available for the usual photo – opportunity of a foodbank? Such a Conservative win…. I wonder, has he read the New York Times lately?... Read more
The letter that demonstrates the disaster that is neoliberal financialised capitalism:
This was sent to all Cornish customers of South West Water [SWW] (but not those elsewhere). In passing, I should declare that I’m a shareholder of South West Water – they offered their customers what seemed to me at the time a very generous offer of £20 of shares or £20 off the bill. I... Read more
Wishful Verbiage
This is the theme of a lovely New Statesman article by Armando Iannucci. It contains this short paragraph which neatly sums up the utter inanity of today’s current Conservative ‘government’ politics: Realpolitik is giving way to the new Feelpolitik, where doing stuff is replaced by just saying the stuff you would like to have done.... Read more
‘Liberty’ criticises ‘extremism’ definition
At the start, I should make clear that Akiko Hart is the director of Liberty and gives her simple objections in just over a minute. I also should point out that I am also one of Liberty’s members: Liberty, have, in spite of their name, been very factual, restrained and even diplomatic. Not so, the... Read more
Incentive Scheme for the NHS…
This is a quite incredible decision to issue an Urgent and emergency care capital incentive scheme. The NHS doesn’t need incentives to deliver – its needs the resources to deliver! Additionally a version of the lottery is going to be offered: In addition we are now announcing three other routes through which trusts will be... Read more
Trams and tides
I was interested in the number of trams in France and here we have the answer. Lots! When Avignon with a population of a mere 92,000 has trams, then it is woefully apparent that in the UK where Leeds with a population of c 600k has none – and indeed is the largest city in... Read more
Remotivating the second most depressed country in the world
It seems that, according to US based Sapien Labs and reported in Business Today the UK is now supposed to be the second most depressed country in the world. Unsurprising, I suggest when the government we have is as it is. A functioning economy needs hope above all, which motivates and gives aims – and... Read more
This is what the Tories have done to the Civil Service…
While additionally undermining government itself, of course This FT article is pretty earth shattering. It demonstrates how the Whitehall Civil Service – something of which most of us used to be proud, have been infested – and I use the word purposely – by today’s toxic Conservatism. How have government employees sunk so low? The... Read more
Welcome to your declining income and living standard…
Impossible to add much, except of course that Sunak’s “delivering for the British people” takes on a whole new meaning…... Read more