Image thanks to get Surrey I wrote this blog immediately after the by-elections. Things move on. I’m told that the proposed extension to the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone was an issue that resulted in Labour not taking Uxbridge and South Ruislip in the latest by-election. How do they know unless they asked everyone? I keep coming … Continue reading ULEZ
One out of three can’t be bad
Image thanks to iNews Congratulations to the three newly elected Members of Parliament, Keir Mather for the Labour Party in Selby and Ainsty, Steve Tuckwell for the Conservative Party in Uxbridge and South Ruislip and Sarah Joanne Dyke for the Liberal Democrats in Somerset and Frome. Having faced the prospect of losing all three by-elections, … Continue reading One out of three can’t be bad
Why inequality?
Image thanks to NYMag Inequality has bothered me for a long time. It is firmly in my mind that it is the cause of much, if not most of human misery. I see it on an international scale where wars are fought over resources, on a national scale, where people are worried that immigrants will … Continue reading Why inequality?
Morality versus legality
I purposefully have not added a picture. Over the last few months we have seen two examples of the most virulent excesses of our media, two exposés that resulted in a feeding frenzy of speculation and accusation leading to the end of the careers of two broadcasters. The first was the story of Schofield and … Continue reading Morality versus legality
What’s Up with WhatsApp
It’s hard to get your head around what is going on within the Tory party at the moment. The issue with private WhatsApp messages is a case in point. Baroness Hallett, who is leading the COVID inquiry into government and ministers actions before, during and after the pandemic, has asked for the unredacted WhatsApp messages … Continue reading What’s Up with WhatsApp
Seven years too long
Image thanks to GoneWithTheTwins I remember that fateful day, seven years ago, coming down to check the result on my phone to find that leave had won the referendum. Almost immediately I got a WhatsApp from my youngest daughter asking me what it means. My reply was ‘that’s it, we’re out.’ It wasn’t quite that … Continue reading Seven years too long
Abstain
Abstaining in a free vote in Parliament is a cop out. Yet at the vote on the Commons Privileges Committee’s report into Boris Johnson and his statements to the house on Partygate, over 100 Tory members did just that. In the end it made no difference. The report had found that Johnson repeatedly misled parliament … Continue reading Abstain
If sovereignty means anything
Image thanks to Discover Magazine One of the biggest problems with having people like Johnson in charge is that they only believe in one thing, themselves. They claim to be fighting for the good of the country and to uphold nebulous concepts such as sovereignty yet have no respect for the conventions and procedures that … Continue reading If sovereignty means anything
Doing nothing
Universal basic income is back on the agenda with yet another pilot to test whether or not such a scheme will work. UBI has had more pilots than Ryanair. It has been proven to be beneficial in providing a basic level of income to everyone. The clue is in the name. There remains, however, a … Continue reading Doing nothing
Cancelled
I’ve never been tempted to watch GB News, the non-news news channel, nor Talk TV. The lineup of presenters has never appealed to me yet I get a strong flavour of their position on issues through the regular retweeting of their social media. One of the things that is guaranteed to have steam coming out … Continue reading Cancelled
Thoughts from a Guerrilla Worker 