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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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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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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
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
Twilight at Gwern ddu
Twilight at Gwern ddu … Continue reading
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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
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