It was a concept built on lies, delivered to feed raw nationalism, to achieve a ‘have our cake and eat it’ outcome, which was never realistic and never on offer. Not only is it one of the greatest political mistakes in our history, it is one of the most disreputable. The referendum which enabled it […]
That depends on many things. Circumstances, choices, opportunities, both good and bad. Of course Covid still looms, but for the purpose of these thoughts, let us move past the pandemic. Overall there is now an underlying current driven by COP26, with much more widespread recognition of the threats posed by climate change and this will […]
For over a decade I have been writing and blogging about the weaknesses in our state structures, the need to reform and the rough and tumble of politics generally. The underlying core of Western society, its ambitions and aspirations remained constant. We were so pleased with the way we were, that we even sought to […]