“The old Republican Establishment cynically has seen advantage in back-rolling and egging-on the Tea Party movement. Its members served as their shock troops in besieging the Obama White House, spearheading the war against Democrats, liberals and whomever dared challenge their plutocratic consolidation. In the process, they became captives to a diabolical force that they cannot …
Some time ago I attended a dinner as sat next to one of the founders of UKIP. I asked him what he was going to do once he had got shot of the EU. “Simple, he said, “ we should be trading with the English speaking world.” I pointed out that the US was no …
Isis reveres the earliest, “purest” days of the religion, as practised under the Prophet Mohammed and his followers in the seventh century. Some 1,400 years later, it has built a repressive apparatus to recreate that ideal. Anyone deemed “heretical” has to carry a “repentance card” to show allegiance to Isis. Dozens of “un-Islamic” activities are …
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The following is a comment by Owen Bell, a contributor to this blog. It is particularly apposite in view of the strident militarism of some election candidates: “One of the reasons for the decline of the Roman Empire was perpetual warfare. They were constantly engaged in battle against the Germanic and Celtic tribes, to say …
According to a book by Ben Judah called “This is London” the following are statistics, culled from government documents and surveys, that are quite amazing: – in 40 years the percentage of white British in London has fallen from 86% to 45%. – 600,00 Londoneers are there illegally – the number of Africans would fill …
