The modern podcast runs the gamut from the well informed to wildly ridiculous, from deep philosophical discussion and informed political insight to hairstyles and Hollywood. From those seeking a bit of wisdom on the chaos that is culture to those who don’t give a second’s thought to anything that isn’t hip and garner fame to…
Month: December 2024
Is This What It Has Come To…
I listen to the BBC and other outlets and the journalists, talking to the movers and shakers of the world, ‘interpret’ the speeches and words of politicians for the listeners. Words like ‘effective’ ‘strong’ ‘ relaunch’ are all used to describe what has been said and the journalists have more air time than the politicians….
Veterinaryt Surgery
So the little cockapoo I am looking after for a few days got an irritation on his back paw and with all the fur I couldn’t see if there was a thorn or a bite, and bathing it in warm water with a little dettol in it to fight any infection did not stop him…
What is Martial Law?
The cessation of constitutions in particular the lifting of habeas corpus. It does not need a time limit and it gives the army authority to act in civic society. In short it is dictatorship by another name. in South Korea it could be the first salvo in the very thing the President Yoon Suk, says…
Trump and Ukraine
Donald Trump, never one to take the long view, will bring in a deal much to Putin’s delight. The present borders will be redrawn and the land Russia invaded will be given to it. Then Putin can wait a few months before taking the rest with a revitalised army and a country wholly on a…
Games
International politics is a little like a chess game. You have opposing interest around the world and each country makes moves to thwart, mitigate or alter those interests that militate against your own. Treaties are a win. Co-operation a way to bring opposing countries alongside. Sometimes one has to take a country out of its…