It's not their fault. They were lied to, like everyone else. The rich hard right wingers in control of papers like The Sun, Express, Mail, Telegraph and Times made sure they pushed anything that put the EU in a bad light. Twist things, make the comment of a single MEP that s/he would like something...
Surely the only way to resolve this is a new referendum. It may not be what the Leavers want, but can they suggest an achievable alternative? So if remainers win a new referendum would we then have the best of 3 in 3 years time ? It's not a best of three though. It's becoming ever more obvious that...
A friend has told me more than once that his parents were rather racist but worked to for the local Labour Party. They did not approve of non white people coming to the country. He pointed out they were friends with a non white couple. "Ah but they are different" was their reply. This is hardly unu...
Shamrock poppy.jpg Went the day well? We died and never knew. But, well or ill, Freedom, we died for you. Went the day well? When you go home, Tell them of us and say, "For your tomorrows, These gave their todays". John Maxwell Edmonds, 1918. In Memory of my late Grandfather's buddy, Private John C...
I came to the conclusion that whether or not you like changes, you have to keep up. Maybe not be an early adopter, but also not late. The pain is less if you take it earlier. I vehemently disagree - both vista and Win 8 were disastrous, so being an "early adopter" would just have caused pain. Win 1...
"The L word, the F word, and contemporary UK politics" https://davidallengreen.com/2019/12/the-l-word-the-f-word-and-contemporary-uk-politics/ The ultimate problem is not that many politicians lie. The ultimate problem is far more worrying and far more difficult to resolve. The ultimate problem is ...