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…
There does indeed look like there’s a crisis in capitalism or at least in some parts of it.
I spent a very entertaining evening yesterday having a drink and a chat with a Trotskyite friend. We disagree politically on almost anything from…
Goodbye wonderful old cat
I’m not normally given to write stuff eulogising pets on here but our cat called Fetish was different. She was a wonderful cat. Fetish…
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…
Weekend Movie – ‘The House On Marsh Road’ (1960)
A nice little ghost story for you all this week. The House On Marsh Road is a tale about a couple, an alcoholic writer…
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…
Hitler had only one ball (and a micropenis)
The recent DNA investigation into Adolf Hitler’s genetic make up has thrown up a whole load of extra information about one of the history’s…
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…
