Useful Idiots
A week is a long time in politics and in the time it has taken to write this, another British prime minister and a home secretary have gone. I should be delighted, but there really isn’t much to celebrate. Read More …
Category: Philosophy
A few articles of a slightly more philosophical nature. Not necessarily about music, web design or Spain. Feel free to disagree, ignore or contribute.
The Real Kasparov Paradigm
Permissive Ink is my debut novel due out 1st November 2019. It is a thriller set in London and The Costa Blanca. Despite it’s working title; The Kasparov Paradigm, the book is NOT a book about chess. Instead, it’s based on a real-life event and my brief experiences as a city trader. However, Kasparov played a part… Read More …
My New Facebook Profile
It was time to update my Facebook profile when I suddenly stopped to think about what I was doing. What do I stand for and if I do stand for anything, why would anyone care? Read More …
Vegetarians no better than Hitler.
If you prefer a vegetarian life style, are you really no better that Hitler? Read More …
Black is the colour
A friend sent me a recording of Johny Smith playing Black is the Colour. It brought tears to my eyes, that haunting melody, the sad tonality overlaid on major chords. I listened to it a few times and immediately started to feel better. This short article came about as a result. Read More …
My divided Britain
The only common ground I have with the Thatcher funeral protesters is the cost. She has gone and perhaps the money could have been put to better use. However, protesters will not be worrying about the rising cost of benefits in the UK. Benefit payments, that will no doubt be paying for much of the beer swilled during the parties celebrating her death. Read More …
Smartphone Hell
When Eve brought about our exile from paradise, she did so with an Apple offered to her by a talking snake. The Apple in question may well have been a Smartphone and the talking snake, well you decide… Read More …
Positive thinking in a negative world
Monty Python’s Life of Bryan ended with a song entitled ‘Always look on the bright side of life!’ Here is my attempt to do so… Read More …
Bull fighting in France – Constitutional
Nothing sends me off the deep end quicker than any news about animal cruelty. So when you hear that it has been enshrined in the constitution, you would probably think I was talking about a third world country. However, Judges in France have ruled that it is unconstitutional to ban bull fighting. Next they will be telling us that it is unconstitutional to not be allowed to burn witches at the stake. Read More …
Why austerity measures will not work and can never work.
I can think of few cases in history where sustained austerity has led to economic recovery. I can think of a few examples where it has triggered war, with tremendous loss of life. This may sound a little melodramatic, but if we do not learn the lessons of history, we have learned nothing at all. Read More …