The Trump style
The Ukraine peace negotiations have exposed the limitations of the Trump style, which seeks quick results to impress a TV audience. As reported by the BBC, “the president’s belief in […]
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Ukraine peace talks
President Trump launched Ukraine peace talks by trying to humiliate President Zelensky and pausing US aid; he is damaging America. Trump talked to President Putin without Zelensky being present. He […]
» Read moreRegressive Trump Policies
Regressive Trump policies, seeking to ‘turn back the clock’, would harm America and the whole world – but the outcome is unpredictable. Having regained the US Presidency in January 2025, […]
» Read moreConflict in Gaza
Amid the blaze of publicity around the conflict in Gaza it is worth examining the context in which this is taking place A surprise attack by Hamas on 7 October […]
» Read morePre-election antics
Politicians in democracies often indulge in irresponsible pre-election antics, regardless of harm to their populations and the world. Irresponsible policies to win popularity form a pattern of power observed previously […]
» Read more“Long Corbyn”
Laura Kuenssberg was attacked on Twitter for quoting a shadow cabinet minister’s use of the term “long Corbyn” to explain why the Labour Party did not do well in the […]
» Read moreRussian invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 Feb 2022 was the result of folly by the political leaders involved. President Putin’s stated reason for it (which does not justify his actions) […]
» Read moreSymbolic air-strike in Syria
Donald Trump has acted swiftly in response to Assad’s recent use of chemical weapons in Syria, by bombing the airfield from which the attacks had been launched. A failure to […]
» Read moreDemocracy under attack
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market on Monday, 19 December 2016. Angela Merkel, in a televised broadcast, expressed concern that immigrants might be […]
» Read moreSyrian Peace Process
On 12 February, after talks in Munich, world powers agreed a “cessation of hostilities” in Syria to begin a week later. Much subsequent commentary is dismissive, for example the Telegraph’s […]
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