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Author Archives: John
The Impotence of Being Earnest
Corbyn – the leading player or the laconic Fool? In Shakespearean tragedy the Fool is often the wise head who sees what the serious players cannot see. In Shakespearean comedy the Fool often owns a tragic edge that peeps from … Continue reading
Matters of principle & matters of Judgment – my vote in Labour Leadership
Matters of Principle & Defining Realities: Yesterday, I completed my on-line voting in the Labour Leadership race. I did so knowing that it is highly likely if not quite certain that Jeremy Corbyn will be elected the next Leader of … Continue reading
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Twilight at Gwern ddu
Twilight at Gwern ddu … Continue reading
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Part II: The Labour Leadership – the apple of discord
Picking the right apple from the left branch….. Apples and humankind have a long association. From Eden to Snow White it seems the apples turns up to make difficulties where there ought to be none. Most famously the golden apple … Continue reading
Amelia, Abigail & Charlie Thomas & Labour’s Choice
Why it’s a matter of personal interest I have two great nieces – Amelia and Abigail – and a great nephew, Charlie Thomas. I see less of them than I’d like but like most people these days I see lots … Continue reading
Budget – it’s really Good News for Labour
Why Labour had good reason to feel cheerful: Sometimes I fear we are not as surefooted as we should be. The events of the last week should us Labour supporters a bit chipper. It should make us realise that we … Continue reading
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Kiss & Tell…..William Tell at the royal opera house
William Tell – Royal Opera House – 5th July – Kiss & Tell There is one scene in this production which aptly summarises the gratuitous perversity of its whole. It occurred not long after the now infamous “rape” a la … Continue reading
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Charles Kennedy RIP
Charles Kennedy RIP: I am genuinely sad to learn of the death of Charles Kennedy. He was still a young man although perhaps his greatest days sadly were behind him. Nevertheless, he was one of the very few politicians who … Continue reading
Game of thrones III – a rough Guide to the Wars of the roses
Game of thrones III – Lancaster bombs and York’s son rises: Some events no sooner have passed than they are bound with a tissue of myth. It is part of our cultural response to certain events – the assassination of JFK … Continue reading
Humble Pie Day
Humble Pie Day: One must never be grudging or bitter about being wrong. I have been completely wrong before about election results so being completely wrong again is not a surprise to me. I wrote the paragraph below at 2 … Continue reading
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