All Tomorrow’s Parties
I was reminded recently of a song I became familiar with as a young man sharing a house with a group of other students during the mid-1970’s. We lived in Pinnox Street, in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent and my housemates were typical of the ‘Hippie’ students of that time and we listened to an eclectic mix of music. I remember living in that house in particular because at the time, the tiny rear garden backed onto an…
Rise of the Brainwashers
I doubt if even his dearest friends pretend that Nick Griffin is still flavour of the month on the nationalist Right, and he certainly has to bear his share of the blame for the collapse of the BNP on his watch. Nevertheless, I still have a sneaking regard for a highly intelligent man who was one of the best speakers and writers that modern British nationalism has produced, so every now and then I take…
Boris’ Biggest Joke
So the inevitable has happened and Boris is Prime Minister. How long he lasts is another matter – it’s probably safe to say that on the 1st November we will either be out of the EU or Boris will be out of office. It’s going to be a fascinating three months; our new PM’s patriotic, Churchillian ebullience is both entertaining and infectious – but there is nothing good in it for our vision of Britain.…
What has become of Dear Old London, and Our People?
Walking through London you almost feel like you’ve entered a strange parallel time-line. Someone standing in London a century ago could never have foreseen what we see before us today, and if they could, they would undoubtedly feel an extreme sense of shock and betrayal at what their descendants have done. In the London of today we see rising decadence and clear evidence of a crumbling civilisation; high crime rates; promiscuity; the decline of the…
Sauce for the Goose …
It has been reported today that one of Britain’s top Asian policewomen is suing Scotland Yard for ‘racial and gender’ discrimination after being cleared of misconduct allegations. It appears that Superintendent Parm Sandhu, acting Chief Superintendent at the time, was suspended from normal duties in June of last year as a result of allegations that she had lobbied for support in an attempt to gain a nomination for a Queen’s Police Medal (QPM), action that…
Mind the Gap
I was happily enjoying a solitary lunch in an Italian restaurant the other day (a very nice minestrone as it happens), when my solitude was interrupted by the proprietor wanting to chat – it was a quiet day. Well, you have to be polite so I indulged him even though his English is only marginally better than my Italian. He wanted to talk politics, so having stumbled through Brexit (he’s in favour) and Boris (I’m…
The Nation Waits
Following the first round of the Conservative leadership election, in which Boris Johnson received more votes than the next three most popular candidates put together, Tory leadership hopefuls have refused to step down from the contest so that Boris can be anointed leader, and instead insist on continuing with the protracted process of choosing a new Tory leader, despite it being obvious they have no real prospect of beating Boris and despite it being obvious…
No Laughing Matter
I never was a great fan of John Cleese, his style of humour being a bit too manic for my liking, but I have to hand it to the old boy for stirring up a hornets nest a few days ago. You’ll remember the enormous stink that ensued when he said that London was “no longer an English city.” He has inevitably been accused of racism by the usual suspects including Piers Morgan and someone…
Building from the Bottom Up!
The dust has now settled following the local government elections and the European Union parliamentary elections of last month, but in Britain we are still in a state of political flux: due in part to the impending resignation of Theresa May; the consequent election of her replacement as Tory leader and prime minister, and the looming end date for the Article 50 process by which we are to ostensibly leave the EU. I say ‘ostensibly’…
Game of Groans
In the week that the long-running televising of George R. R. Martin’s epic tale, ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ reached it’s disappointing conclusion, and more than a million outraged ‘Game of Thrones’ fans signed an online petition demanding that the TV script writers re-write the final season, so too another long-running saga is reaching its dismal climax, Theresa May’s ‘Game of Groans’. In the penultimate episode of TV’s ‘Game of Thrones’ fantasy, the main…