The myth, not the man — I haven’t written this to attack Russell Brand as a person, to question his motives or weigh in on the accusations he is defending. I’m not taking a neutral stance either. Rather, this is a commentary on the Brandiverse and I don’t want to conflate the Russell Brand persona with…

Where is the hope in this hopeless world? — X marks the spot If anything symbolises my current feeling of hopelessness its the demise of the little blue bird that got caught in the cross hairs that have now replaced it as the Twitter logo. Its not that I really care about Twitter but I do visit regularly. That an egotistic blowhard could…

A poem — I know I have to beat this thing I know, I know I know it’s stealing all my ch’i Indecision’s killing me I can’t be where I’m meant to be I know I know it’s not just me this hurts I know, I know I know it’s blocking every pore Lock and bolting…

Covid and the left A shot in the foot Jimmy Dore, some time ago, featured Dr John Campbell on his show with revelations about Covid death numbers. Through a Freedom of Information request (FOI) Campbell believed he had discovered that deaths directly attributed to Covid were around one tenth that of recorded Covid related deaths…

The coup in Niger — I must declare that I’m not an authority on this subject and this isn’t meant to be a primer on neo-colonialism or world trade. However I do believe its good to keep the true story of Europe in Africa alive as we observe an embryonic multi-polar world. I’ve entitled this…

This has blown me away. It sums up the colonialist, Western patriarchy perfectly. It creates a toxic, dependent world, removing agency from those who could otherwise manage their own lives, then comes to their aid with solutions that serve its own interests. Its not only the corporations that promote this…

Taking the air I’ve been encouraged to begin my day with a walk. Living on the sea front it made sense to walk the promenade. The view across the bay is different every day, so in every sense the theatre I’m in is being refreshed continuously. The sea breeze maintains fresh air, the…

It’s not about the nail — If you’ve not watched It’s Not About The Nail on YouTube you should. It’s a short and funny take on men’s obsession with fixing a problem rather than giving emotional support to the partner who’s dealing with it. It’s simply an observation with no message to take away but it…

It’s probably safe to say that the majority of people in the UK would be happy to get the vain, corrupt, nasty Tories out of government. The obvious retort is “What will you replace them with”? A government that put people first and genuinely represented those who elected them would…