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Trump is making the prospect of WW3 much more likely. He is opening the door to Putin to start a war with Europe. He is doing this because Trump is getting away with astonishing levels of arguably illegal acts of war against Iran (and formerly Venezuela) and even insisting that he has the right …
For as long as humans have been able to wonder, we’ve asked the same question: What happens after we die? Religions offer visions of heaven, reincarnation, or spiritual continuation. Science, on the other hand, is often seen as coldly dismissive of anything resembling an afterlife. But what if that divide is artificial? What if …
Summary: Ultimately it is poor admin and not juries which causes inefficiencies and delays in the British justice system. It is broken as are so many of the publicly run services in this benighted country. Lammy, the Justice Secretary, is a fool. He thinks that if he bans juries from many criminal trials it …
UK – This inept Labour government decided that the wealthy, with broad shoulders, should pay more tax to support the unsustainable welfare spending in the UK. The Chancellor dreamed up the ‘mansion tax’ which once enacted would result in owners of properties worth more than 2 million paying 2,500 thousand pounds annually in addition …
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should do this to rehabilitate himself. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is doing nothing at all to rehabilitate himself. He runs from the problems and denies everything. Bad idea. The kitchen sink has been thrown at him in terms of criticism. And rightly so most people would agree. He is probably hated by more people …
Thunberg’s arrest for supporting Palestine Action prisoners is a mistake because it will not result in a successful prosecution, the reasons for which I discuss below. Greta Thunberg has been arrested as you might know for supporting the Palestine Action hunger strikers at a demonstration. In short she is supporting the prisoners and she …
There are signs at Putin’s annual press conference that he has had plastic surgery on his face to look younger. Is this a plausible suggestion? AI responds to this question (Google Gemini). Why do I use AI? Because of speed of production but I always lead the discussion. So this is a partnership! Why …
Trump is the author of his own failure over his attempts to broker peace in the Russia/Ukraine war. Although he blames Zelensky, he should be blaming himself. He has reduced the peace process to deal making. With that premise everything is distorted in attempts to find a solution to the war. And it is …
