Is Britain a managed democracy? PINNEDIf leftwing people are not allowed any part in the body politics, then I really think it is. Diane Abbott, Britain's first black female member of parliament alleges that she is being banned from standing as an MP.. The original justification for her... See More »
The gap between the rhetoric and reality of western politicians on Gaza. PINNEDBiden's SOTU address really brought home how much the western governments are doing to prevent genocide of the Palestinians but it's missing the things that need to happen. The Biden administration is critical of Israel. It is asking Netanyahu to... See More »
On Misapplied Truisms PINNEDOnce you notice this in debate, you can never unnotice it again and it's unfortunately become a very common tactic in political discourse. A misapplied truism is when someone says something completely self-evidently true that appears to be a... See More »
Are our government's complicit in a coming genocide? PINNEDI really want to be wrong but I fear that I am not. I started off predicting that tens of thousands would die in Gaza. I really hate to say that but think it will be in the hundreds of thousands. All the signs are that Israel is trying to make Gaza... See More »
I just discovered a 'new' band for the first time in ages.Fontaines D.C. I've long been of the opinion that indie rock is dead. Even when I've asked younger people to recommend bands, they don't come up with much. The 2000's was really the last decade that produced a lot of quality indie music and even... See More » (1)
When you wake up next to him in the middle of the night With your head in your hands, you're nothing more than his wifeAnd when you think about me, all of those years ago. You're standing face to face with... (1)
Reaction to Taylor Swift. Nobody cares what a disconnected billionaire thinks......unless they are orange.
Was Liz Truss Rimmer from Red Dwarf?@whowasthatmaskedman came up with this brilliant analogy. Rimmer is on trial, having been convicted of killing many people due to a mass radiation leak. Crighton (Kwasi Kwarteng?) 'defends' him by arguing that Rimmer is too stupid and incompetent to... See More » (1)
Liz Truss was even worse than people think.New revelations show that she was going to pay for tax cuts on the rich by cutting cancer treatments from the NHS. (1)
Live Forever: Oasis, 1994This is timely because they've recently reformed. For all British people of my age (teenagers in the 90s), they were a very important band. In fact - out of all British Rock bands in history -: The Beatles alone sold more records to domestic... See More » (1)
Do you aspire to having political principles like RFK?He asked to join Kamala and she said no. Then he asked Trump, who agreed. He also dumped a dead bear cub in Central Park because reasons. 🤷🏻
Trump supporters: do you agree with Project 2025?With the Heritage foundation people around Trump, it's likely to be implemented if he comes in. Do you support greater executive power that bypasses the traditional norms of US politics? Is it good that a President can appoint all the heads of the... See More »
How much direct impact do a country's leaders have on inflation?When it's been a global trend post Covid, evidence would suggest that it's not that much. 2022 was the worst year for the inflation spikes that we all have and I have included a table to compare countries:... See More » (1)
Fantastic first game for Scott Parker's Burnley.I went to the pub last night with my Dad to watch our first game back in the Championship after relegation from this Premier League. Neither of us was optimistic. Luton has had the same coach for years, much less turn-over of players and was playing... See More »