"America didn't fight Iraq - it destroyed it."

an unexpected consequence of the coup in Libya, which was encouraged and supported by the UK, is that Libya is now a centre for immigration into Europe

has the Arab Spring become an Arab bloodbath?

in the last 700 years there has been one female Lord Mayor of London

people supporting the UK Monarchy reminds me of the slaves who fought on the Confederate side in the American Civil War

fighting terrorists with drones is like fighting fire with petrol

Bradley Manning is the true US hero of the War in Iraq; perhaps one day he will be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

The twenty-first century definition of a terrorist state seems to be a state that is outside the control of the USA.

two of the iconic symbols of the C20th: the mushroom cloud and the Mandelbrot

it's a fine line between superstition and not offending the gods

the offices of Al Jazeera in Kabul and Baghdad were both blown up by US missiles - so much for the freedom of the media

Thatcher's Government crushed the miners and closed the coalmines. Today a third of the UK's electricity comes from coal. The UK now imports coal from Indonesia, S Africa, Russia and Columbia.

when i was young, my teachers told me that the reason why the USA and the UK were morally superior to the USSR was that we did not torture people, and we did not imprison people without a trial

how times have changed!

living forever is something which appeals mainly to the young

advance notice for "Digin! The Bath Gardeners Market" (Avon, UK)
Sunday - 22 April 2012
http://www.facebook.com/TheBathGardernersMarket

RIP Václav Havel

Politicians and generals tell us, "We are winnning in Afghanistan". The West spends $140,000,000,000 a year on military operations and the number of violent incidents has increased every year since 2004.

RIP playwright Shelagh Delaney, writer of "A Taste of Honey"

"forgive and forget" doesn't apply to institutions and authorities

riots in the UK?

what about the riots in China?