The question for me is not about Gary Lineker himself nor about left/right politics but much more about fundamental individual freedoms that have been the foundation of western democracy and its model for as long as I can remember wherever one used to live. It seems to me that the […]
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The Sunak/Baverman Strategy to Fight People Smugglers – It’s NOT About Holding the Wrong Side of the “Stick”, It’s Just the Wrong “Stick”
There’s always an easy convenient quick solution to any persistent problems we face today but the question is whether it is viable/sustainable and more importantly whether it is compatible with perceived values and ideologies of the nation and/or the political alliance involved. To progress further on this last point about […]
Read MoreAnna Netrebko & The Putin Connection
It seems that Pro-Putin’ Opera singer Anna Netrebko sparked exodus from German festival by Ukrainian musicians as indicated by the article referenced below. Some would say what’s music got to do with politics; but by the same token what’s business got to do with peoples relationship with Putin, or people […]
Read MoreBREXIT Island: A Transition Path from Democracy towards A New form of Autocracy In the Newly Discovered United Sheikhdom of Great Britain
As we discover through the media – in the article referenced below – possibly once the clearance was given – there was a secret cross party meeting between BREXITEER’s & Remainer’s within the political establishment and attended by BIG business to discuss what they define as “How to Make BREXIT […]
Read MoreBREXIT Pickles: Lucky Strikes (Welcome to BREXIT Britain)
We have a select number of exciting “Strike” venues for you to choose from upon arrival. Just make your selection and we’ll have there in no time. Just beware there are no return tickets! This in a nutshell is the only tangible thing that BREXIT has delivered; a sinking ship with […]
Read MoreA Brief Reflection: The Fight Against Corruption – A Long Overdue Process for Europe (BREXIT Britain are you listening?)
With recent revelations of the corruption scandal in the EU championed by Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola, the hope/expectation would not be dealing with this issue separately but rather using it to help develop a more robust system to fight corruption at every of the organization, otherwise it’s a precious opportunity […]
Read MoreBREXIT Woes: Establishing BREXIT Context and Why Worker Strikes is the Wrong Answer (updated)
I recently came across this tweet below about BREXIT which establishes some context in terms of the cost of BREXIT as opposed to other deal options being pursued. The other part of this context in order to provide a fuller picture is that we should also consider the costs of […]
Read MoreBREXIT Woes: The Liberal Democrats Lost in Inaction
I’ve written plenty about the dismal performance of the Liberal Democrats – a party I called my own quite a few years back until I discovered they are indeed a hopeless case and that was pre BREXIT – and I highlighted the many failures of the party during and after […]
Read MoreThe Controversy Surrounding Qatar Hosting the World Cup has Significance
Here’s my own simplistic framing of the issue; Before going on with our bashing fest of Qatar for it’s human rights record lets begin to consider 2 things; 1) Let’s be consistent about our own record in treating this issue in our own backyard as well as in relation to […]
Read MoreBREXIT Woes: A Twist Again?
Truly an utter disaster that keeps on giving, and unfortunately up till now we seem to keep on taking. I’ve written plenty about BREXIT but there are some twists to the story that I’m too weak to pass by without comment. As you’ll see from the referenced article link below […]
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