analysing power, commenting on abuses
Prime Minister Liz Truss, and her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, were rightly criticised for the ‘mini-budget’ statement that was published on 23 September 2022. It created turmoil in financial markets, caused […]
» Read moreLaura 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 moreBoris Johnson plainly feels that he is entitled to say and do anything, and his political leadership is deeply flawed as a consequence: he brooks no opposition from within his […]
» Read moreThe UK is in the grip of a fuel crisis, caused by a shortage of HGV drivers, and many key workers are affected. The government in Westminster did nothing when […]
» Read moreLord Patten has aptly described Boris Johnson as an ‘English nationalist’, less than three weeks before the country is due to leave the EU in a Brexit – still not […]
» Read moreAs the death toll in the COVID-19 pandemic increases, governments in wealthy countries are trying to slow the spread of infection by shutting down large parts of their economies in […]
» Read moreThe coronavirus pandemic has produced predictably variable comment in the media. Media Distortion is a familiar ‘pattern of power’. Matthew Parris’s article in this week’s Spectator gives an amusing summary […]
» Read moreIn the run-up to Britain’s General Election next month, the competing claims of politicians can be scrutinised to see if they would use power for the benefit of the population. […]
» Read moreThe principles which underpin Britain’s Welfare State are collectivist. Society as a whole shoulders the burden of health costs so that no-one suffers by being unable to afford necessary treatment. […]
» Read moreBritain’s general election, scheduled for 8 June 2017, is being conducted on presidential lines. Theresa May is offering “strong stable leadership” and the Conservative Party’s publicity material is emphasising her […]
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