Monthly Archives: January 2019

The New Leaders of the Free World

I think the principal governing historical fact about Europe is that it committed suicide during WW1 ahd WW2. Up until that point Europe had been the economic and military and political centre of the world for 400 years. It was … Continue reading

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The Looming European Civil War

I have no idea what’s happening with Brexit. I read yesterday that Parliament had voted a) against a No Deal ‘hard’ Brexit, and b) against any delayed Brexit. But I also read that neither vote tied the hands of the … Continue reading

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The Mysterious Idea Of Europe

About three and half minutes into one of his latest short talks, Steve Turley drew attention to an 800 word manifesto that had been published in a number of European newspapers: I hunted the article down in the Guardian: Fight … Continue reading

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Loners and Outsiders

One day back in the the 1980s I had a vivid dream in which I saw a long chain of bodies (actually robot mechanical diggers) being drawn up into the sky from  the surface of a spinning planet, and I … Continue reading

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The Two Great Truths of the Modern Era

The Two Great Truths of the modern world are, firstly, that Smoking Causes Lung Cancer, and secondly, that Carbon Dioxide Causes Global Warming. Both are regarded as being the kind of Settled Science of which only the ignorant and uneducated … Continue reading

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Disturbing

This is disturbing: I’ve watched Roger Stone quite frequently on Alex Jones’ Infowars. He’s become a familiar figure. He’s a political operative who dates all the way back to the Nixon administration. And now he’s been arrested by a SWAT … Continue reading

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Political Geography

One of the odd features of the political geography of both the USA and Europe (and maybe everywhere else as well) is that coastal big cities tend to be left wing ‘progressive’, while the hinterlands are right wing conservative. In … Continue reading

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Hills

I have no idea what’s happening with Brexit. I have no idea what’s happening with the French Gilets Jaunes protests. And I have no idea what’s happening with the longest ever US government shutdown. I have a sense of living … Continue reading

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Posted without comment

Posted without comment. James Delingpole: Grab Your Yellow Vest – Britain Is Headed for Dirty War Officially we’re not supposed to speculate on the civil disorder which might ensue if parliament succeeds in its campaign to thwart Brexit. When Transport … Continue reading

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Hyper-cleanliness

In Barcelona, 10 or 20 years ago, I used to wander around the the district of Esplugues de Llobregat on foot, going from bar to cafe to restaurant to bar, having a beer in one, a coffee in another. I … Continue reading

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