There is a demolition going on, barely reported by the mainstream media. British liberal democracy is being battered, dismantled, and demolished by illiberal populism hiding behind the myth of sovereignty, or ‘taking our country back’. The wrecking ball is already in full swing. The first big victim will be the British economy itself, until a […]
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QUOTIDIAN HAMMERHEAD HIPPO: February 2026
Ahem Rain and colder weather in southern England dominated the first few days of the [...]
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SCUDDED PROPRIETORIALLY TRIMMINGS: January 2026
Ahem, During this interminably long month of heaving weather, our far south-east corner, ancestral home [...]
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QUERYING PAKKELEG CONVULSED: December 2025
Ahem Our Christmas celebrations normally start after we celebrate Gwen’s birthday on the 12th, when [...]
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FOODELICIOUS WASHBOARD BELEAGURED: November 2025
Ahem, Richard and Marie, from Cholsey in Oxfordshire, where Alli and I lived just after [...]
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HYENA FUNGI HALLOWEEN: October 2025
Ahem There is a village close to the Toleza Farm in Malawi that goes by [...]
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There is a demolition going on, hardly reported in the news and almost never by the BBC or the most of the press. The demolition is that of the British economy, until this year sustained by external trade and investor confidence. Britain’s economy is collapsing under the weight of a double debt overhang, both of […]
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Just over 80 years ago on 16 June 1940, the British government made an offer to the crumbling French government facing the advance of German Nazi forces. It was for a political union of the UK and the French Republic, effective immediately. The offer came too late. There was no reply and on the next […]
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1. England is governed by executive order and decree by the PM or the Privy Council. The Conservative Party became the National Unity Party and has won two more General Elections. Parliamentary powers are limited to LGBTQ issues, animal welfare and English human rights. Parliamentary votes are advisory. National referenda are used for all major […]
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Those of us who regularly use Facebook should be clear and precise about why we do, because powerful and compelling reasons are emerging to argue why we should not. For many Facebook users the advantages are obvious: we like to keep in touch with our friends and family, often with real time conversations or texts […]
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Ahem I have spent the month picking up bits and pieces in all sorts of ways and means. I have visited the capital often, first to pick up a suitcase of clothes that Guy from the Muppets brought over from Abidjan. I talked with Mike about writing and editing articles on Africa, then started working […]