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Author Archives: John
Last orders in Labour’s Last Chance saloon
Existential crisis….. It is well to keep calm and carry on if one is HM Queen and has successfully carried on for 90 odd years most of them as the UK’s sovereign. Political Parties do not own the hereditary rights … Continue reading
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Jo Cox RIP – the dream shall never die
Jo Cox’s Politics I will not be in the country when the Brexit result comes in – I’ve already voted. It is no secret I have voted to remain in the EU. Leaving aside my personal views I cannot recall … Continue reading
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Obama backs Hillary Clinton
Obama enter the Campaign…. Sitting Presidents often struggle with their successors and since Eisenhower few Presidents have played a prominent role in the campaign of their party’s nominee to follow them…. As if there was any doubt it is now … Continue reading
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Clinton Super Pac Advert hits Trump where it will hurt
Donald Trump is as yet unable to organise an advertising campaign for the General election in the Fall. The danger of not being prepared is that his opponent knows a thing or two about electioneering. This Ad may help to … Continue reading
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Local Variations – Labour & the local elections
“All politics is local…”: attrib. to Speaker Tip O’Neil. Can it only be a year ago Labour lost the UK general election? It was a short night for me after a three hour stint at the polling station. I went … Continue reading
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The US Election: & then there were two…..
Clinton versus Trump: Four years ago I wrote a weekly review of the progress of the US election. This year I have hesitated to put pen to paper. Perhaps I’m getting too old for all this – perhaps I’ve nothing … Continue reading
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Of monuments and men – or indeed women…
What should become of the statues of Cecil Rhodes? Since the Greeks at least public statues have been one way in which we recognise greatness. As a corollary their destruction has been an established way in which we have made … Continue reading
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To be or not to be – in the EU – that is the question
Brexit = Party Interest – National Interest (or the EU and UK Politics) We have a Referendum on our membership of the European Union (EU) on 23rd June 2016. Solemnly we are told this will be the most important decision … Continue reading
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Syria and Mr Corbyn: the case against inaction
Syria and why we must intervene…. I have been asked to offer an opinion on Syria by Jeremy Corbyn. The case against further involvement has been made and I know many of my friends feel intervention is wrong. FaceBook and … Continue reading
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The Kansas Twister – Kim Davis; the Pope & Same-sex Marriage
Why the truth is often stranger than fiction… There is sometimes more to a story than meets the eye. In history context is always king and in that spirit I offer up this review of recent events. Pope Francis … Continue reading