Tag: Nicholas Davies
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I’m stonkingly angry — with nice people

It’s hard to explain how angry I am today and, even if I manage that, it’s harder still to explain why the people who’ve made me angriest aren’t those who keep accusing me of all manner of insulting things, it’s the nice people – yes, quite possibly you, dear reader. It’s like this… In my…
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The nature of male privilege

The least successful members of a privileged group tend to be the most belligerent maintainers of that privilege. It’s their dream, their lottery ticket. That’s why many a doorstepping socialist has fallen by the wayside when trying to tell impoverished white males they are privileged. Asking angry people to rise above a lifetime of poverty…
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Talking to council candidates

(Interim comments) on the options for my ward in Hastings There are, according to the council nominations list, five candidates for my ward in the May 5th council elections. Like many people, I’ve lost faith in party politics so I decided (also like many people) to make my own list of questions to ask candidates…