At the end of the Second World War, George Orwell recorded several times in letters and in articles his feeling that the British people had seemed curiously happier during the War, than in the immediate past. Now of course Orwell did not me
Democracy, we read these days, is under threat from people like you and me. Or at least something labelled “Democracy;” whether it’s defined as an ideology, a series of procedures, or just not really defined at all, is under threat from peo
For the last four years or so, strategists and pundits have been living in an uncomfortable and unfamiliar world, where conflicts that have no right to exist are developing in ways they have no right to develop. The War in Ukraine is nearly
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I had a message from Substack the other day saying that this site was “No 6 and rising in International.” I’m not totally sure what that means, but it must be positive. I’m also getting increasing numbers of likes, shares and messages about
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I’m pleased to say that last week’s post again generated a lot of interest and brought another sizeable group of new followers and subscribers. Welcome to all of you. And a special word of acknowledgement to those who have posted comments a
Last week’s post generated a lot of interest and brought another sizeable group of new followers and subscribers. Welcome to all of you. These essays will always be free, but you can continue to support my work by liking and commenting, and
These essays will always be free, but you can continue to support my work by liking and commenting, and most of all by passing the essays on to others, and passing the links to other sites that you frequent. If you would like to take out a
First, I’d like to say a word of thanks and welcome to a number of new paid subscribers over the last few weeks. I appreciate your commitment very much. That said, these essays will always be free, but you can continue to support my work by
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Over the last couple of weeks there have been some rather aggressive remarks by some commenters. Vigorous debate is a good thing, but we don’t want bad temper and insults. I’ve not deleted any comments in the history of this site, but I wil
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The last few weeks have seen another gratifying upsurge in subscriptions and “followings” Welcome to all new adherents, especially those who have tossed a few coins in my direction. I appreciate it very much. That said, these essays will al
These essays will always be free, but you can continue to support my work by liking and commenting, and most of all by passing the essays on to others, and passing the links to other sites that you frequent. If you would like to take out a
These essays will always be free, but you can continue to support my work by liking and commenting, and most of all by passing the essays on to others, and passing the links to other sites that you frequent. If you would like to take out a
These essays will always be free, but you can continue to support my work by liking and commenting, and most of all by passing the essays on to others, and passing the links to other sites that you frequent. If you would like to take out a
These essays will always be free, but you can continue to support my work by liking and commenting, and most of all by passing the essays on to others, and passing the links to other sites that you frequent. If you would like to take out a
These essays will always be free, but you can continue to support my work by liking and commenting, and most of all by passing the essays on to others, and passing the links to other sites that you frequent. If you would like to take out a