BY ALEX STORY All is known about Pakistani rape gangs operating in Britain. Over the last 25 years, inquiry after inquiry have revealed the same thing: For the sake of “community cohesion”, our civil service and much of our media covered up the true scale of the horror, their role in it, and attacked all who sought justice, labelling them “Far Right”, as our Prime … Continue reading The Complete Equation
BY DAVID EYLES Politics is driven by ideas, culture and events. Ideas and culture may sometimes clash to produce unintended consequences. These consequences, and events from outside the system, will dictate the outcome. The economist and philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb used the term ‘black swan event’ to describe those events which occur rarely, and which are not only unexpected but unpredictable by virtue of being … Continue reading Starmer and the Nazgul of Events
BY STEWART SLATER Small children have much to recommend them. They are willing and indeed eager accomplices in any trick parent A wishes to play on parent B. They have a labrador-like desire to lavish affection on those whom they like. They are the perfect dimensions to keep chimneys clean. But they are not without their disadvantages. They are extremely competent at producing all manner … Continue reading Orwellian Silliness
BY JAMES MELVILLE “When facts change, I change my mind.”~ John Maynard Keynes Where is the bipartisanship, respectfulness, balance and empathy in our political discourse? We are moving apart rather than walking towards each other. Increasingly, it seems that on almost every political issue, binary choices of division are being made. This is increasing the levels of division and hatred. Instead, we need to find … Continue reading More Bipartisanship, Less Tribalism
BY JIM BROWNE I have trouble with insomnia. It’s par for the course, I am told. Getting old. When numerous nights of intermittent or non-existent sleep pass, I succumb to a sleeping pill and have been known to enjoy eight hours in a row. Such a sleep occurred last week. I was a walking ghost before plumping for the pill. And so, I drifted off … Continue reading Karma Air
