In light of the recent Sandy Hook tragedy in the United States, and those preceding, and the legislative response to these on gun control, arguably a shift to the left for many Democrats, spearheaded by Joe Biden, this was going to be a very measured and analytical post about the drawbacks and benefits of the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Harry Wells
Mid-term exams (ugh.) The Coalition’s ‘review’.
First of all, my apologies for the incredibly vulgar title. It seemed like an appropriate and vaguely witty play on words at the time. Welcome, now, to 2013. Look around you at the important bits of the landscape; the economy, the job market, the state of our banking system, daytime TV, Downton Abbey; they don’t … Continue reading
The English Defence League: Illegal immigrants against illegal immigration.
Today’s going to be a day of laughter on Fool’s Britannia, bearing in mind the fairly miserable nature of my first three blog posts (and the next three, and the three after that… I don’t like the world very much.) The UK’s most prominent ‘anti-Islam activist’ (read: outspoken racist), Stephen Lennon/Tommy Robinson/Andrew McMaster/Paul Harris (he’s … Continue reading
The United Kingdom, Ireland, flags, and firebombs.
On Monday 3rd December, 2012, the Social Democratic & Labour Party and Sinn Fein members of Belfast City Council voted only to fly the union flag over the council halls on 20 designated days during 2013, with support from the Alliance Party. This vote was reached as a result of a compromise brokered by Alliance; … Continue reading
Walking J Street: Obama, Netanyahu, Chuck Hagel and Israel’s dominance of Western politics.
The White House has recently let slip that Obama is expected to name Chuck Hagel, prominent and experienced Republican ex-senator from Nebraska, as his new Secretary of Defense (http://t.co/hd5tf4bK). Of course, not even a gesture as sensible and pragmatic as appointing a colleague from across the aisle will come without criticism for the President; and … Continue reading
Cereal killers: the ‘Frosties ban’, healthy eating and the role of our relatively useless state.
There’s very little an MP, particularly a Labour MP, can say in today’s United Kingdom without inflaming a large and vocal chunk of the public. There’s also very little negotiation with our (or our childrens’) almost perverse fascination with eating sweets, or what tastes like sweets, for breakfast on a daily basis, guided through a … Continue reading
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