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Tag Archives: Bernie Sanders
There actually is an Alternative
Light at the end of the tunnel Of all the unexpected crazy political events of the last twelve months one will prove to be more significant than all the others. We have seen Brexit, the election of a self-confessed mass … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, politics
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Jeremy Corbyn, Jonathan Pie, Neo-liberalism
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“Scary Movie 16” – US Election
I am utterly sick of the US election and can’t wait it to be over. It has become so incredibly ugly and the downward spiral seems to have no end. And I am scared. I don’t want to be held … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Michael Moore, Monty Python, Narcissism, Vladimir Putin
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Brexit : “Without a single shot being fired”
Brexit: The unthinkable has happened One of the most amazing facts of the whole Brexit story is that the political and business elites and the so called “market” did not see it coming. Or rather they would not believe that it could … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, politics
Tagged Austerity, Bernie Sanders, David Lammy, Donald Trump, immigration, Margret Thatcher, neoliberalism, Nigel Farage
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One picture worth a 1000 words
Recently former first lady Nancy Reagan – the one who introduced astrology into all the important White House decision making – has died. At her funeral this photo was taken : President Bush II & Hillary Clinton If there was … Continue reading
Media – Branch of the Corporate State ?
“We all more or less hate the media as countless polls about the trustworthiness of various professions show. Journalists always rank at the bottom between politicians and used cars salesmen. But we as a democratic society cannot function without news … Continue reading
Posted in Media Grabs, politics, Society
Tagged BBC, Bernie Sanders, CNN, George Orwell, Jeremy Corbyn, John Key, Rupert Murdoch, TPPA
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Corbyn & Sanders – the end is nigh
It has been a while but now I find the time to reflect on recent events, which have send shockwaves through the political establishment on both sides of the Atlantic. Like the tsunami crossing the pacific at the time of writing … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Society
Tagged Bernie Sanders, Chris Trotter, Hilary Clinton, Jeremy Corbyn, Margret Thatcher, Rupert Murdoch
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