I listened to Boris Johnson defending himself this afternoon in the House of Commons. Having heard the many and various questions which the opposition parties asked him, and having witnessed the silencing of his party as those questions piled on, I thought I'd summarise, not the words, but the substance and the spirit, of Johnson's … Continue reading THE BORIS JOHNSON DEFENCE
UKPOLITICS
I am a left-winger, a socialist rather than a communist, who despairs at the state of politics in the United Kingdom, both in moral terms – what kind of country do we want to live in? – and practical – who is gaining and who is losing? I would in the past have expected to be able to support the Labour Party: but Starmer’s opportunism and his Zionism have made that impossible, as will be made clear.
I’m Done With Politics (At Least For A While)…
I'm done with politics (at least for a while).Like so many others I'm desperately angry at what's happening in the world, and I have been doing what little I can -and it has been I admit very little -to contribute to the various debates which are raging around the world today.However it has become plain … Continue reading I’m Done With Politics (At Least For A While)…
HONESTY IN POLITICS
1.How can any-one tell the truthWhen no-one knows what the truth is?How can any-one sort out the liesWhen no-one knows who lying? 2.Truth is a housewith scaffolding round it;the windows need glazing,the door needs its flap. Lies are pigeonsperching on the roof,staining the tileswith their stinking crap. 3.So how can you possibly do what's right,when … Continue reading HONESTY IN POLITICS
THINK
(a poem about Boris Johnson, written during the first lockdown in 2020 when we were learning the hard way just what kind of Prime Minister Johnson was going to be).Boris Johnson would have us thinkHis government is on the brinkOf doing great wonders; there will be a ceaseTo trouble, to strife, there will be peaceAnd … Continue reading THINK
OPEN LETTER TO SIR KEIR STARMER
(This is a copy of a letter I intend to send to Sir Keir Starmer. I do not expect it to have any effect on its own; but this is the only kind of action I am in a position to make before the next election. I hope that enough others with the vote are … Continue reading OPEN LETTER TO SIR KEIR STARMER
The Ethical Watchman 