The American government is on a mission to undermine European Democracy
This is incredible! The US government is officially promoting far-right parties abroad. This is an assault on liberal democracies by an authoritarian American regime under dictator in chief Donald Trump.
Are Labour capable of being a “broad church” movement again?
Despite still holding a majority of over 150 seats in parliament, the Labour government and Keir Starmer in particular are deeply unpopular in the country. The resignation of Morgan McSweeney puts further pressure on the leader. Can Starmer survive and is Labour capable of rebuilding the movement with a new sense of purpose that the public can believe in?
What the Epstein files reveal about Nigel Farage
The main focus of attention on the Epstein files is trafficking and sexual exploitation, but this should not be the only focus. The files raise serious concerns about political corruption among an elite class who consider themselves exempt from moral and legal standards. The truth is that dark money is being funneled to Europe and the UK to undermine our democracy.
Being “Dangerously Reasonable” is a radical act
Politicians and political commentators are almost by definition tribal and highly subjective. They rarely “give an inch” for fear of conceding a mile. Mallen Baker sits outside of this worldview and isn’t afraid of rigorously independent analysis. Is his approach truly radical and “dangerously reasonable”?
MAGA Imperialism and the war against European Democracy
The Trump administration is using the pretext of national security to cultivate resistance to European government policies including the UK. Their “crusade to save Europe” is actually a declaration of war on our democracy.
Is this justice, or more woke “nonsense”?
The Church of England have a dilemma. They are the beneficiaries of money that was made from the transatlantic slave trade. Do they have a duty to use this money for “restorative justice” or should this money be used to help struggling parishes?
AI – Unprecedented Power In Your Pocket
Smartphone users have unprecedented power in their hands. AI is built into all the latest smartphones for fun, for education and for work. But is AI just a new feature or something radically different?
The Truth Is Simple – We are living through an historic shift in economic power
The money engineers may know how to make a fast buck, but it takes real engineers to design and build products that the world needs and wants.
Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision
In a new Amazon documentary “Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision”, King Charles reflects and expands on his ideas and philosophy of interconnectedness and the universal order that connects all things. We need to have the humility to recognise our interdependence and to work with each other and the natural world.
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…
