The Labour priority is to negotiate a trading relationship with the European Union to protect jobs and to defend the living standards that we have through regulation, but also to make sure that the jobs in the manufacturing industry and in food supply chains are protected. – Jeremy Corbyn For a man who […]
Opinion
Returning Jihadists Should Be Tried For Crimes Against Humanity
Shamima Begum deserves, like all Jihadists, not a criminal court hidden somewhere in the centre of London, but one that reflects the universality of the crimes she supports. Europe faces a problem not only with migrants from worn-torn Islamic countries, but with returning Jihadists who, technically at least, are still European citizens. It’s an […]
The Importance Of Reasoned Criticism
The freedom to express reasoned criticism that is shocking for some, and disturbing for others, is a prerequisite for a free life. The point of a personal blog is to give the chance for little people like me to air their views and comment on matters or events they find important. I do […]
Nous Devons Tous Faire Comme Charlie Hebdo
Pourquoi j’ai quitté plusieurs groupes Facebook J’ai écrit beaucoup de choses à propos du Brexit. Pas étonnant, je suis un “Franglais” né à Londres, ayant vécu en France, et vivant depuis 20 ans aux Pays-Bas. Pas étonnant, non plus, que j’ai pleuré comme une madeleine le lendemain de ce scrutin malheureux du mois de […]
Why I Left Two Anti-Brexit Facebook Groups
I’ve written a lot of stuff about Brexit since the earth moved under my feet, in June 2016. Judging by the reactions, some of it was good, and some of it not so good. I admit that maybe, here and there, I wrote something that was not 100% factually correct or that I had incorrectly […]
Brexit Musings (41) – Hell’s Bells
I’ve been wondering what the special place in hell looks like for those who promoted Brexit without even a sketch of a plan. – Donald Tusk, European Council The Guardian was as quick to latch on to Donald Tusk’s rather unfortunate comment as you and I would be, in trying to escape being […]
Hard-Line British Conservatives Must Not Hold Europe Hostage
If we accept that the will of the British electorate, as expressed in the 2016 referendum on Europe, be respected, we must accept that the UK will no longer be part of the EU, from March 29th onwards. Only a second referendum, with the option to stay, could reverse the decision of the 2016 referendum. […]
Brexit Musings (40) – Meet The Wallies From Westminster
I did something that I shouldn’t have. Knowing that there were a series of amendments to be voted on the Brexit deal, I watched a live stream from the House of Commons. It was only a few minutes, but time enough to not only be astonished by the anachronism of what goes on at Westminster […]
On The Importance Of Being A Blogger
A blogger should transcend all personal interests and contradictions, because the ideas transmitted are far more important than the people who transmit them. I am not a professional journalist, and even less of a philosopher, but I have a profound interest in both. I am just an ordinary citizen living an ordinary […]
You Get What You Pray For – Let’s Pray For A Good Brexit
Late last night, I had the impression that things were getting back to normal. It started to snow and as the clock struck one, the ground was covered by a white coat of untouched snow. Having read about the importance of snow in a recent issue of Nature Climate Change, I was glad that maybe […]