Category Archives: UK

Why Doesn’t the News Media Talk About the Real Issues in Life?

Looking at why the media seems increasingly to be talking to itself and not ordinary people.

Why Do We Have a Mental Health Crisis?

Why neoliberalism is a major cause of mental health problems.

It Is Possible to Have a Flat Tax, or to Have Democracy, but Not Both

Why a flat tax is yet another scheme to further enrich the rich and weaken the political power of ordinary citizens.

“The Next Crash Could Be Much Bigger Than the Last Two”

Rentierism in housing in the UK has reached what looks like nose-bleed, self-correcting, and thus potentially crash-inducing levels.

Why Does the West Hate Russia So Much?

“The Spectre of War” by Jonathan Haslam provides some clues — at least for the UK.

Why America Is Buying up the Premier League – And What It Means for the Future of ‘Soccer’

If Texas-based Friedkin Group’s recent deal to buy Everton goes through, 11 of the 20 Premier League clubs will be controlled or part-owned by American investors.

Firm Behind £4M Labour Party Donation Invested in Weapons for Israel

Quadrature Capital, which gave the Labour Party’s largest-ever donation, held shares in arms companies that make Israeli fighter jets and bombs.

The West’s Blunders Help Fuel Russia’s Far East Development

A tip of the cap to the geniuses at the US State Department.

Why US Belligerence Towards Russia Is Likely to Continue No Matter Who Is President

Biden might be senile and Blinken stupid, but it’s the plutocrats and their think tanks that run the show in Washington.

What Happens With the War in Ukraine if Trump Wins?

Why a Trump win in November may make less difference to the future of the war in Ukraine than many assume.

Devastation in Gaza Poses an Increasingly Serious Problem for Starmer

“Starmer’s stance on Gaza has already reduced support for Labour – and that will only worsen in the coming months”

Something Rotten in the State of Albion

A look at Britain’s image versus its conduct.

Balancing Green Goals and Financial Realities: Labour’s Net Zero Dilemma

Yet another example of inadequate green targets meeting the notion that even that much action is somehow too costly.

Freeports Are Dangerous

Rishi Sunak is still flogging his failed freeports initiative as a success. If they were to take off, the winners would be dodgy operators.

British Government Invents Phantom Skripals to Refuse to Testify in the Novichok Inquiry

A new lawyer materializes in a London court to say the Skripals refuse to testify in Novichok Inquiry, but it appears as though counsel has had no contact with the Skriprals.