You know things are bad when you assume at first that the ‘failing state’ in this scenario might be Britain.
Israel is a ‘haven for the oppressed’ among the world’s Jews and it is referred to as such in the prayer for Israel in…
Britain
Quote of the day (2) – Liberalism is dead because it doesn’t have strong arguments in its favour.
I’ve come to admire Peter North the political commentator. He doesn’t sugarcoat his diagnosis of what is wrong with the UK but nearly all…
Quote of the Day (1) 27th November 2025 – We need to fear the Left more than we currently do.
A good one from the X user Aja The Empress ( @AjaTheEmpress ) She’s correct here. There’s a whole lot more to fear for…
From Elsewhere – Five years on from ‘Despised’.
Five years ago the trade unionist and political commentator Paul Embery published his book ‘Despised’. This book is a fascinating explanation of how the…
From Elsewhere – The BBC has lost all the trust it once had.
I used to admire the BBC. Back during the Cold War I considered the BBC and in particular the BBC World Service to be…
A sinner repents.
Every single individual on this planet gets things wrong. Every person makes mistakes. Every person commits errors or does something or says something wrong…
Another massive UK Government failure.
All governments, at least those in Britain, fail either completely or partially at some point in their administrative term. All governments make mistakes, some…
Take the BBC to the cleaners Mr Trump.
The BBC is a once revered broadcaster which like so many other of Britain’s institutions has failed to live up to its once good…
From Elsewhere: Were the 1970’s all that bad for the UK?
I remember the 1970’s, I remember the political turmoil, the year of two general elections, the industrial strife, the dreadful economic situation, the feeling…
Remember
‘For the Fallen’ by Laurence Binyon 1914 With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children, England mourns for her dead across the sea. Flesh of…
