Tag: uk-politics
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What to do about immigration
Okay, for the sake of argument, let’s do what politicians are always so keen for us to do – let’s worry about immigration. It is after all very sad that so many people are wandering the world, desperately looking for a safe place they can stay. People are moving around a lot in our times.…
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Rule One: Don’t give up
There’s lots to do, and plenty of people are in action, learning more every day about how it’s done. First, how it’s not done: I think most people have worked out that our party-political system is – if not broken, certainly captured, and not doing what it says on the tin. It’s taking us a…
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Keep and Eye on Cooper
Those of us who were chased out of the Labour Party so Starmer and Co would not be troubled by any vestiges of socialism or any variety of that “better, kinder politics” Corbyn offered have no illusions about the foul culture of Westminster. We see team Starmer, bank accounts sloshing with hedge-fund donors’ money, nevertheless…
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The old stories are the best
When a good author gets hold of a classic theme, like Antigone for example, and applies it to an important current topic like what happens to Muslim families when politicians are trading on hatred and fear, the result is likely to be a gripping read. That’s why although Kamila Shamsie’s Home Fire is a story…
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Incredibly detailed election analysis
No, please, don’t do any more election analysis! There were one or two points worth noting – this one, for example… That Starmer could call Corbyn a failure in 2019 when he got over twelve million votes, and then claim a phenomenal success on nine million in 2024 demonstrates at a stroke that most of…
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Hastings: election prospects and what comes next…
Well they arrived en masse today. Couldn’t see the doormat. So, time for a round-up. We know most of us can’t get what we actually want this election, Labour will probably win on a third of the vote — of those who bother to vote — but here’s my take on the choices in Hastings,…
Kay Green 