Book Review: Englisch in Berlin by Moshtari Hilal and Sinthujan Varatharajah.
I like to sharpen my German on occasional, chance items, rather as a parrot will trim its beak on offcuts …
Tag Archives: Democracy
Raab Fallout: Should the UK have a Spoils System?
Yesterday saw the departure of Dominic Raab. The justice secretary and deputy prime minister chose to resign after an investigation …
The Dawn of Scottish Independence.
Although the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had announced her departure from frontline politics yesterday, in reality she has been protractedly …
Pippa Rampant.
Pippa was rampaging down a EUSA corridor and her two handlers, Clive and Bea, were racing after her. These days …
Book Review: Harold Wilson, The Winner.
In all likelihood the UK’s next prime minister will be Sir Keir Starmer. Last month, Sir Keir had signalled that …
Nicola Sturgeon Is No Revolutionary.
Yesterday’s ruling at the Supreme Court basically confirms that anybody who had voted for an independence referendum during the last …
A World Without Twitter.
If Jonathan Swift was alive today and he decided to write a grand satire of social democracy, it could not …
Austerity Comes to Scotland.
Somewhere deep in the imagination of every Scottish nationalist exists a thriving and virtuous social democracy. A city upon a …
A Second Look At “Ukraine Should Surrender.”
Is there really a military solution to the disaster in Ukraine? Back in March, Tychy didn’t think so and in …
Why Can’t The Queen’s Reign Simply Continue?
The republican’s foremost objection to monarchy should be the sheer miserablism of its implications. According to many of the tributes …
On Three Leaders (Ambedkar, Gandhi and Modi).
I begin at the Dr. Ambedkar National Memorial, north of the centre of New Delhi in the Civil Lines. This …
What A Parliament Should Look Like.
Some of Boris Johnson’s critics are increasingly finding themselves inhabiting a curious paradox. For both Remainers and supporters of Scottish …
Boris Dazzles and Amazes.
For many weeks and probably like a majority of people I have been viewing politics as being essentially suspended until …
At Sitaram Yechury’s talk at the Old College.
The UK is currently celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. After some brainstorming, I decided that the best way for me …
Shenanigans.
Pippa became the President of EUSA because she had not been invited to a party. Honorine had gotten her claws …
Tychy 