High Time for Honesty
Here is the transcript of a short opinion piece that I recorded for Ben Chambers’ Sixteen Million Rising March 2019 show. It can be found […]
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Ignorance Inspired Brexit Nostalgia
Here is a short but direct comment on the ways in which proponents of Brexit have sought to portray Britain’s relationship with its former colonies. […]
Parliamentery Petition to Revoke Article 50
I received notice from a friend this morning that a Parliamentary Petition has been launched to revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU. Both […]
A Little Bit of Honesty Would Go a Long Way
“Owning up to the truth” is a strange but revealing expression because, while seemingly virtuous, it implies an admission of lying or, at the very […]
Time to Call a Spade a Spade
Time to call a spade a spade I was very happy to read Jonathan Freedland’s article in today’s Guardian. His self-explanatory title was “We […]
Brexit End-game?
My wife asked me this morning where I thought that we were heading with the Brexit process. I have tried to collect my thoughts in […]
The People’s Vote risks becoming May’s lifeline
Now is the time to revoke Article 50 Theresa May has flogged a dead horse. She is now up against the rails. The EU […]
The only way to stop 3 more years of uncertainty
Approving May’s plan will prolong the uncertainty and divisiveness that has mucked up our lives since 2016 for at least another 3 years, and […]
Can the UK stop Brexit?
On 27th November, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) is to consider the Scottish request for clarification as to whether the UK can unilaterally […]
From Surrealism to Pragmatism
Surrealism was a word that emerged quite recently to describe art forms that seek to represent the subconscious. We now come to use surreal […]