Broadsides – A collection of bits and pieces
"Unprovided with original learning, uninformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a blog”
Or if you like, his beliefs are not fixed or certain. There is nothing fundamental in his beliefs. Those he has, can be described as being on a spectrum of beliefs, a bit like gender beliefs. Thus he once bbelieved women could have penises. But he has swung the other way, now he believes only... Continue Reading →
The nationalists, in Scotland, are in the driving seat and appear quite unstoppable in their determination to take Scotland out of the United Kingdom and to go it alone. They hold nearly all the cards for the coming “consultative referendum” and, presuming success, the inevitable actual referendum that will follow. Scotland may become independent without... Continue Reading →
The principal factor that sealed my vote in the Brexit referendum was that of the “democracy deficit”, so widely evident in the politics and accountability of the European Union. There is no academic analysis of this deficit that can adequately explain or motivate sufficient anger or concern as to make it a central feature of... Continue Reading →
Broadsides - A collection of bits and pieces 