There is a pattern emerging. What particular hell we are heading for might still be a mystery but I fear the pace is accelerating. What you would have thought impossible a few years ago is to-day’s horror. To make matters worse, there is no discerning a rational path for the
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Alberta Politics: Guest Post by Olav Rokne: How Alberta missed a chance to fix the inherent problems of geographically based voting
The troubling rise of Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the United Kingdom and President Donald Trump in the United States can both be traced to the inherent problems of geographically based electoral districts. Before Alberta’s election in April, we had a chance to fix those flaws. Instead, the work of
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Can Boris Johnson do what some of history’s most notorious villains failed to do – destroy the U.K.?
Is it likely Boris Johnson will accomplish something neither Napoleon nor Hitler could manage – to wit, destruction of the United Kingdom? Perhaps it’s not likely. States like trees, even badly broken ones, possess a powerful life force. But it’s definitely now within the bounds of possibility. The Royal Navy,
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: They’ve Multiplied
It’s official. Boris Johnson is now the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. And a lot of Britons know who they’re getting. Jonathan Manthorpe writes: Everyone knows — even those who have had no direct experience of him — that the real Johnson is a good deal less attractive than
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: Enter Boris
Boris Johnson is about to enter 10 Downing Street. After he takes up residence there, the adventure will begin. Andrew Rawnsley writes: He will have to learn how to be prime minister. The schoolboy who wanted to be “world king” has spent many years lusting after the job, but that
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Tuesday Morning Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. – Alastair Campbell discusses how the latest group of right-wing demagogues has progressed from being post-truth to being post-shame. – IMFBlog examines how the perpetual slashing of corporate tax rates has eliminated needed public revenue – particularly in lower-income countries – without producing
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Coming Of Bo Jo
Tony Burman writes that it is now virtually certain that British Conservatives will choose Boris Johnson as their country’s Prime Minister. Think of that for a moment. The next British prime minister will be “Bo Jo the Clown:” Yes, during this next stage of Britain’s painful slow-motion national suicide, we
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Theresa May, Donald Trump, and Nigel Farage
Was Donald Trump acting as Nigel Farage’s beard when he gave a controversial interview to the Brit tabloid, The Sun, the evening before his meeting with Theresa May? To Sun reporters, Trump sang the praises of May’s bete noire, Boris Johnson and even said he’d make a fine prime minister
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Embarrassing Adventures of Andrew Scheer (Continued)
As I'm sure you remember, when we last left Andrew Scheer, he was standing outside the mother of all parliaments desperately trying to get a photo-op with Theresa May.On Day One of his Great Con Tour of Britain, designed to fool the millions of Canadians who still know almost nothing about
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Jason Kenney reported ready to announce his bid to lead a Tory Restoration effort as soon as tomorrow
PHOTOS: Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Jason Kenney looks like he’s describing how he’ll capture the Alberta PC Party, then the Wildrose, and unite them whether they like it or not, in this shot grabbed from his Parliamentary Flickr a…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Boris Johnson and the Brexit Farce
Well it's now five days since Boris Johnson and his merry band of Brexiteers won their referendum to haul Britain out of the EU.And now the situation couldn't be more disastrous. The pound is still sliding, the country has lost its triple-A cre…
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