Category: Politics
Political news and discussion items. Includes opinions as well as factual news coverage.
Can you handle the truth?
Speaking Truth to Power is often seen as a cornerstone of democracy. Citizens must be able to criticize those elected to power without fear of punishment, imprisonment or “disappearance”. But what about the duty of those in power to speak truth to the public, when the public have a preference to believe in beautiful lies? The public want to believe the promises of politicians and those politicians want the public to believe that they, their party and their set of…
What do you think of the show so far?
What’s the public’s verdict on the performance of the Labour government after being in power for 18 months? What are the issues that most concern the British public?
Collaborative politics? Could it happen?
On 22/01/2026, Andy Burnham wrote in The Guardian: “We hope what has been happening in Manchester might offer inspiration. Over the past decade, we have become more and more functional as the country has become dysfunctional. We have used devolution to build a new, more collaborative political culture that is the polar opposite of the Westminster and Whitehall world.” “Manchesterism” is a modern and functional response to the high-inequality, low-growth trap that came from the 1980s drive to privatise economic…
Trump’s disrepect for those who serve is total
Trump has no concept of service or honour. 1. On Captured Soldiers: “I Like People Who Weren’t Captured” The most prominent example of this mindset occurred in 2015 regarding Senator John McCain, who spent five and a half years as a POW in Vietnam. The Quote: “He’s a war hero because he was captured. I like people who weren’t captured.” The Context: Trump dismissed McCain’s status as a hero, arguing that “losing” or being caught disqualified someone from being a…
A Global Star
In January 2026, Mark Carney—now the Prime Minister of Canada—delivered a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos that was hailed as a “watershed moment” for global diplomacy. It was met with a rare standing ovation from the international elite and wide praise for its “brutal honesty” regarding the collapse of the post-WWII international order. The praise for his speech generally falls into four categories: 1. Courageous Realism Carney was lauded for being the first major Western leader to…
No, No, No, Nigel
No, Nigel, the world will NOT be “a better, more secure place” if the US owned Greenland. The world will be more secure if all nations believe in and uphold International Law. The philosophy of “might makes right” is what undermines the prospect of peace. No matter what populist policies resonate with the British public right now, handing the keys of power to this Trump fan boy is a very dangerous move for the country and the world Wannabe governor…
Peace? Yes! Board Of Peace? No!
Hello World, howdy doo! We need to fund, believe in and empower the United Nations, not the most corrupt individual on the planet and his vanity project. Question to Gemini AI: Donald Trump has proposed some sort of replacement for the United Nations. What are the details of this and how has this been received by the international community? Response from Gemini President Donald Trump has recently launched an international organization called the Board of Peace (BoP). While it was…
Lies, Damn Lies and Social Media
A post in my local Facebook political group begins: “And the media meltdowns continues. All theses Tiny blinkered minds don’t get that serious realignment of British polotics is taking place and they cant stop it any more. How did the left become so narrow minded ?“ It continues in hero-worship style: “The night was supposed to mark Coleen Nolan’s major political broadcast return. But instead, it became a raw, unfiltered moment no one could have planned. The crowd stirred when…
