I suggest Joe Biden is trying to challenge Trump by appealing directly to his own base. I think this is the right move, but he will need a metaphorical - or actual - shovel-full of ees and whiz to make it work. He could actually pick off some of Trump's base with the truth. Kamala … Continue reading Biden trying to trump Trump
Tag: power
Dear BBC
There are 90 or so MPs in the Actually-Principled-Opposition. The Greens overperformed, Laughing Boy, Edddie the-Lib-Dem-Davey has more MPs than Rum Tum Tugger has cats and Farrage hugely underperformed against the Exit Poll. I know - plenty of caveats, but the Greens have as many MPs. Leave the rats fighting in their respective sacks? No, … Continue reading Dear BBC
Privatisation
Privatisation, the political economic theme of the '80s and '90s, is often discussed in industrial terms. Coal, steel, automobiles, communications, water, and so on. But, I don't hear the term applied to housing. There was a "sell-off" of public housing, but it wasn't spoken of in terms like the sale of our national housing industry. … Continue reading Privatisation
The war machine’s greed
George Monbiot was speaking over Al's shoulder, of the vandals who are wrecking the earth, and spoke of the energy industries, water and other extractive activities. But I didn't hear him name the "war machine", the defense and security industry, the military-industrial complex or the fin-tech infosys sustaining it all. When the masses are happy … Continue reading The war machine’s greed