Donald Trump, what are you moaning about? How can the American presidential election be rigged when I voted for you by post? Yes, me – a British/French citizen living in a country that’s neither British nor French, and certainly not American. Come on Donald, let’s be serious about this. You must count your blessings. How […]
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Brexit: We’ll Meet Again, Don’t Know When, Don’t Know How
It’s time to say goodbye. Brexit is upon us. We fought hard to try to persuade you to stay, but your decision is final. You are leaving the house that was your home, and closing the door behind you. Until we meet again, then. I don’t know whether to be sad, annoyed, or just relieved […]
Brexit – Turning A Blind Eye To The Blind
The message to come out from the UK general election is loud and clear. Parliament has passed the withdrawal agreement and Brexit will happen on 31 January. Three and a half years of bickering and both the UK and the EU will leave the divorce courtroom and go their separate ways. Never mind about the […]
Boris Johnson’s License To Get It Wrong
In football, you would say that the scale of the victory was largely due to the weakness of the opposition. You can still win handsomely by fielding a second string team if you are playing against amateurs who have spent more time at the local pub than on the training field. Boris Johnson’s large majority […]
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I’m No Racist, I Just Hate Everybody!
Paul Golding and others like him have had enough of being labelled as racist. According to the leader of Britain First, anybody who wants to put an end to immigration and favours national culture over foreign culture, shows no signs of racism whatsoever. I’m going to be honest and admit that I […]
This is Yet Another Fine Election I Cannot Vote In
UK elections come and go, but some things remain the same. Namely, my not being able to vote in a UK election. It is strange how feelings associated with citizenship can be so diametrically opposed. In 2017, I was so proud to have been able to participate in the French presidential elections. I felt a […]
Is It Alt-Right To Be A Leftie? – Polarisation In Politics
I don’t know whether it was a compliment or an insult but someone in the blue wastelands of Facebook called one of my posts, “a leftist rant.” Now then, I’ve been labelled for life and I must find out why and what it means. A “leftie,” moi? I admit that when I was at the tender […]
Waking The Dead – Mister Johnson’s Murky Politics
Maybe this time, Mister Johnson has so run out of ideas and friends to deliver Brexit, that he has to rely on dead members of parliament who have the innate ability not to answer back or refuse. Boris Johnson’s advice to Parliament on the best way to remember Jo Cox is nothing short of […]
The Brexit Fundamentalists
Populism and dogmatism have replaced empiricism and pragmatism, leading to an ideological frenzy, the perpetrators of which are in a constant civil war with their opponents. It is a psychodrama that has cut through political divides, carved apart families and neighbourhoods, to finally break its way through to the very top of the State and […]
Has Europe Lost Control Of Democracy?
Up to now it has been a harsh year for European politics. For the UK, Brexit has resulted in Westminster losing its grip on a political process and, if it is not careful, will also lose control over its representative democracy. Elsewhere in Europe, the populist AfD is progressing in Germany, the Italian coalition is […]