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…
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From Elsewhere: Dr Rakib Ehsan talks sense again.
I make no secret of the fact that I dislike the ideology of Islam. I dislike it because of what it does to individuals…
From Elsewhere: There’s a whole lot of self-petard hoisting going on.
At present, in British politics at least, there’s a whole lot of whining going on about the public’s attitudes. Among the mainstream of politics…
From Elsewhere: Britain’s crash and burn economy.
Those of us who can recall, even vaguely, the 1970’s or who have spoken to those who were taxpaying workers during that time know…
From Elsewhere. The decline of London (Part Two)
Following on from Aja The Empress’s most excellent but incredibly depressing piece about the decline of London comes this video of the public having a…
From Elsewhere. The decline of London (Part One)
As some will know I’m an ex-Londoner. At one point I could never consider leaving the place as my family were there, my friends…
From Elsewhere – A storm is gathering.
Like many other Britons who are engaged with politics and who are aware of how things such as the social contract, trust in politicians…
From Elsewhere: The middle class Left versus ordinary Britons
I grew up around the political Left, not so much in a family of Leftists as some have done, but in a community where…
From Elsewhere – Some musings on another thoughtful piece from Momus Najmi.
The society that I grew up in wasn’t perfect but it worked reasonably well. There was racialism of course but that didn’t stop vast…
From Elsewhere: Halal and Kosher are NOT the same
One of the interesting things about the current debate about animal slaughter is that people are conflating Halal with Kosher. The thing is, as…
