Slow reaction
The UK is in the grip of a fuel crisis, caused by a shortage of HGV drivers, and many key workers are affected. The government in Westminster did nothing when […]
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McConntortions
Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell is a modern-day Machiavelli. As reported by The Conversation, “Mitch McConnell’s legacy is a conservative Supreme Court shaped by his calculated audacity”; he arranged the […]
» Read moreTrump and the GOP
The relationship between Trump and the GOP is distorted by conspiracy theories whose adherents endanger American democracy Rep. Liz Cheney is reported as saying, in an interview on “Fox News […]
» Read moreThe Brexit trade deal
Britain has now left the EU in a ‘Brexit’ after having been a member for 48 years. BBC articles on the New EU trade arrangements report on the trade deal […]
» Read moreAn English Nationalist
Lord Patten has aptly described Boris Johnson as an ‘English nationalist’, less than three weeks before the country is due to leave the EU in a Brexit – still not […]
» Read morePandemic decision-making
As the death toll in the COVID-19 pandemic increases, governments in wealthy countries are trying to slow the spread of infection by shutting down large parts of their economies in […]
» Read moreMedia Reporting
People who want to know more about a contentious issue might naturally expect to find answers in the media – but any issue can be looked at from different viewpoints, […]
» Read moreFighting Talk
The Trump campaign in America’s 2020 presidential election published a short manifesto under the banner President Trump: Fighting for You! It is an action plan, listing 50 “core priorities”, and […]
» Read moreWho is harming America?
President Trump’s speech at the Republican National Convention suggested that the election of Joe Biden would harm America. It went down well with many of his supporters, judging by some […]
» Read morePolitical Narratives
The coronavirus pandemic has produced predictably variable comment in the media. Media Distortion is a familiar ‘pattern of power’. Matthew Parris’s article in this week’s Spectator gives an amusing summary […]
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