Past time

Past time

12 days ago I wrote that enough is enough and that the way the Conservative party treated our emergency services was hypocritical. I was angry then, I don’t think there’s a word to describe how I feel now. Some people have said that events such as the fire at Grenfell...
Beware ‘disaster capitalism’

Beware ‘disaster capitalism’

When a building collapses somewhere like Bangladesh, we have no hesitation in looking for lax regulation and corrupt practices. Now the searchlight is being shone on the UK, and we didn’t have to look far to find a shelved parliamentary report and gagged and...
The relief of the siege of Logres

The relief of the siege of Logres

The relief of the siege of Logres pookshill-blog: The army of the robber knights besieged The fair city of Logres, defended By the magic of Brân, the raven god. The land was laid waste. Silence descended Disturbed only by the mutterings of scribes And the shrill cries...
Identity and politics

Identity and politics

There has been a lot of talk recently about “identity politics”. This seems to be the new phrase with which to beat lefties over the head, now that “it’s political correctness gone mad” has been so thoroughly discredited, and “snowflake” seems to have waned in...