Words, words, words
Author: bolshievik
You don’t say!
Today on BBC Radio 4 Alan Milburn was being interviewed. The host said he was a former Health Secretary in the Labour government, and was now working for a private health consultancy….
EU accession for Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine?
On 8 July 2022 The Economist set out its explanation of why Georgia had been denied candidate status on the same day Ukraine and Moldova were granted their candidacy, on 23 June…
French military threaten coup
The letter, which was also signed by many senior military personnel below the rank of general, belies the myth that ‘democracy’ is the default mode of capitalism. It demonstrates there are sections…
PC assaults women on her way home
PC OLiver Banfield, a 25 year old PC with the West Midlands constabulary, was convicted of ‘assault by beating’ in January. The attack occurred in July 2020 when Banfield grabbed his 37-year…
DEMOCRATS AGAINST THE WORKING CLASS
The defeat of Trump at the election gave rise to a huge sigh of relief from the mass media. There were displays of triumphalism across the USA, most famously in central New…
Organised crime and the banks
JPMorgan Chase agreed last week to settle an investigation into its practices by paying a settlement of $920 million. The bank was accused of manipulating the precious metals market and the Treasuries…
All Dogs Matter
When I saw this shop sign, I was outraged. I have to get it off my chest. For months my social media feed has been splattered with posts from people on both…
Capitalism’s grim calculation
When the Covid-19 lockdown was announced, was I the only person to think how crazy is capitalism? So everything shuts down – or nearly everything. Essential work continues – food production, transportation,…