Imagine if Martin Luther King Jr., Tommy Douglas and Tony Benn were President of the US, and Prime Ministers of Canada and Britain, respectively. The world would certainly be a far better, more just, freer, more peaceful, and safer place. But we do not. In all three of these “leading”
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Art Threat: Peter Kennard: A very unofficial war artist
The Exhibiton — Peter Kennard: A Very Unofficial War Artist, Imperial War Museum, London The Film — Zygosis: John Heartfield and the Political Image by Gavin Hodge & Tim Morrison (1991) The images in this archival exhibition, Peter Kennard: A Very Unofficial War Artist, represent a radical perspective on the
Continue readingLeft Over: To The Left, To The Left…Second-Guessing The Youth Vote
Free to dream, I’d be left of Jeremy Corbyn. But we can’t gamble the future on him Here is a comment I made re an opinion piece in the Guardian by Polly Toynbee… This is an oddly similar discussion to one happening in Canada today..but we are just
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: China’s "Century of Humiliation" And Why It Matters.
I’m regularly astonished at the reaction I receive when I mention the militant nationalism flourishing within China’s military establishment, stoked by the perceived need to avenge what they call China’s “century of humiliation.” Few in the West have the slightest idea of how Britain and her allies suppressed the Chinese
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: What was the British Electorate Thinking?
An anti-government protest placard is seen outside Downing Street during a march to protest against the British government’s spending cuts and austerity measures in London on June 20, 2015. The national demonstration against austerity was organised by People’s Assembly against government spending cuts. AFP PHOTO / BEN STANSALL Well, let
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Academics attack George Osborne budget surplus proposal | Business | The Guardian
Academics attack George Osborne budget surplus proposal | Business | The Guardian. Filed under: Austerity Tagged: Austerity, Britain, Conservative Party
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Measuring David Cameron’s Future – Will That Be Inches or Hours?
When the votes are counted at the end of the day, David Cameron may well remain Britain’s prime minister. As for tomorrow, all bets are off. …he may only hold that title for a few weeks as caretaker PM, if Labour and the Scottish Nationalists can muster enough MPs between
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The Falklands – Again?
The British government is planning to reinforce its garrison on the Falklands Islands out of concern of another attempt by Argentina to take the islands by force. The south American nation is feared to be increasing military expenditure. Senior ministers in the country have also made a series of increasingly
Continue readingCowichan Conversations: Why Is the West Spoiling for a Fight with Russia?
At a time where the commercial media, or much of it, serves to whip up hysteria over challenges from ISIS, the so called aggressive actions of Putin and other US/Nato driven issues we can be grateful for the internet, bloggers and social media. Murray Dobbin’s articles would get short shrift
Continue readingLeft Over: Can’t Tolerate Bigotry…
Time to put the brakes on our slide to intolerance: Tim Harper A government which deals with only symptoms and refuses to look at root causes is part of the problem. By: Tim Harper National Affairs, Published on Sun Mar 01 2015 (with thanks to Montreal Simon’s blog for the
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Are We Really Willing to Go To War over Ukraine?
Would you be okay if it was your kids in uniform going off to a shooting war with the Russians over Ukraine? The whole idea seems fantastic, ridiculous. We tend to dismiss it as unimaginable but giving it short shrift can be lethal. Earlier this week three words caught my
Continue readingLeft Over: Money for Nothin’ and Your Work for Free…
Poloz’s prescription for unemployed youth: Work for free TAVIA GRANT The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Nov. 04 2014, 12:40 PM EST Last updated Tuesday, Nov. 04 2014, 7:03 PM EST http://montrealsimon.blogspot.ca/2014/11/the-bank-of-canada-governor-and-young.html Anyone familiar with British politics has heard it all before..the government of Cameron, right wing nutjob with an unspeakable
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Scottish Independence and Some Lessons for Canada
With just 15 days to go before the Scottish referendum, a new poll has confirmed the trend that I wrote about yestarday. The YES side is surging, and Scotland could be soon heading for independence. The poll by YouGov showed the unionist lead had shrunk to 6 percentage points from 22
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Oldest Existing Map Of Britain, Dating From 1360, Resembles Giant Penis!
I’m not joking. It does. Fact of history. Roughly the same color, too.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Britain, Gay Marriage, and the Tragic Legacy of Homophobia
I almost wish Margaret Thatcher was still alive so she could have seen the rainbow flag flying over government buildings in London today.Because her infamous Section 28 anti-gay law, which was similar to the one in Russia today, crushed a generation of young LGBT people.So the sight of those flags
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Brits Throw In the Towel in Helmand
Like Canada, Britain maintained a military contingent in Afghanistan for more than a decade. Like Canada, the Brits set lofty goals of their Afghan War. Like Canada, the Brits are leaving Afghanistan with precious little to show for their sacrifice in lives and treasure. Like Canada in Kandahr, the Brits used
Continue readingParchment in the Fire: Britain’s, Not France’s, Middle Class Is Being ‘Run Into The Dust’
http://www.social-europe.eu/2014/02/middle-class/ Filed under: Capitalism Tagged: Britain, Capitalism, France, investment, productivity
Continue readingLeDaro: Harsh weather strikes accross the Globe
Severe weather is making news from record snowfall in Japan to devastating floods in the U.K. Following video says it all:
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Higher Fees for Guilty Pleas
Only in Cameron Conservative Britain. There the government wants to ‘reform’ the legal aid system to set defence counsel against their clients by making it lucrative for lawyers to enter guilty pleas as early as possible. Legal aid lawyers will also lose money if cases actually go to trial.The
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Are We Going to Stand By as Our Kids’ Future is Stolen?
Jimmy Carter recently observed that today’s American middle class are coming to resemble America’s poor back in the pre-Reagan era. That’s the bad news. The worse news is that Americans aren’t alone. Like much of Europe, Britain’s middle class is also being ravaged by chronic unemployment and mounting inequality. The
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