A Very Modern Wedding
Was there ever a more modern, a more fashionable, marriage than that of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle? The bride really does seem to have been designed by a committee of progressive cosmopolitans to show that our stuffy old monarchy has been brought bang up to date. She has everything – American, divorced, an actress, a convert to Judaism – now safely converted back to Anglicanism (just how sincere can such convenient conversions really be?)…
MSM Common Sense
I often take a look at the right wing American blogs which (naturally) give themselves much of the credit for the rise of populism in the United States. It is their belief that the rise of the internet has to a large extent enabled them to counter, and even overcome, the traditional mainstream media (the “MSM”), which is overwhelmingly left wing except in odd pockets where it is neocon and therefore nearly as bad. I don’t know enough about the…
Some Thoughts on the Corbyn Phenomenon
By Max Musson: Most people from all political persuasions are both surprised and bemused by the election of Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the Labour Party, not knowing quite what to think. There are those members of the public who are of a more radical left-wing persuasion who will no doubt be rather pleased by Corbyn’s success and the prospect of being able to vote for a decidedly left-wing prime ministerial candidate at the next…
Give My Regards to Fleet Street
By Kasredin: I never buy national newspapers. I cannot recall when I last bought a national newspaper, but it must have been years ago. For me it is a matter of principle, and let me explain why. The Daily Express has recently reported that Malala Yousafzai has not been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. At the time of writing, this report has attracted seven comments – none from me, I assure you – of which…