The far right have learned lessons. They use the power of populism to turn opinion, characterising refugees as “invaders” rather than established citizens as “vermin”.…
Martyn Winters: Author, Composer, Musician
Category: Politics
I don’t want to worry you, but the meeja seems to be skating over the worst aspect of the recent OBR report. They are forecasting…
We’re in Trouble with a capital “T”. The Bank of England has issued a report in which they predict UK Output is due to fall…
Okay – in the next 43 years, 29 will be under hard right Tory governments, we will have a pandemic that kills over five million…
I quite admire Gareth Southgate and his team. They strike me as decent, hardworking, and honest; rare commodities in a world where liars rule the roost. So, I’ve warmed to them despite them not being my team. They are the good guys, of that there is no doubt.
Being a dispassionate observer over the other side of Offa’s Dyke allowed me to see them without the obligatory rose-tinted specs donned by just about everyone in England. I commented before last night’s game I thought Italy would win and do so quite comfortably. They are a much more experienced team, led by a manager who dwarfs Southgate in terms of tactical nouse. As it turned out, the score sheet was not as one sided as I thought it might be, finishing at 1-1 after extra time, with Italy’s triumph only being secured in a dramatic penalty shoot out in which they initially fell behind.
Abolish all hereditary titles and positions Make lying or misleading in Parliament, political manifestos / campaigns and the press / media illegal Make politicians legally…
Northern Arizona University’s Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science’s team of astronomers led by associate professor Chad Trujillo and including Scott S. Sheppard of the…
Politics is the art of the possible. You can have all the best policies, but if the electorate doesn’t like you, then you will never…
When is a test not a test? Apparently it’s always a test now. If you’re sitting at home minding your own business and they post you a test kit – you’ve been tested. The government has changed the definition of a test from – a test carried out, analysed and results posted – to just the first and last words “test” and “posted”.
A decade or more ago, I used to suffer from chest pains. Once, when I was travelling as a passenger in a car, it was so severe I asked the driver to take me straight to hospital. She looked sceptical, but I insisted, so she acquiesced and took me to Princess of Wales in Bridgend, where they did a battery of tests. They kept me in.
“Just as a precaution” the doctor said. She was a young, pretty woman with unfortunate hips and a kind manner that seemed genuine. By that time I was dying for a cigarette, but they had already confiscated those, along with my clothes, shoes, money, and watch. I had abandoned my pre-rolled joint in the car park, anticipating this and spent my time wondering if someone had picked it up before the summer rain shredded it into nothing. They let me keep my phone, which for once was charged to hilt.