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The False Populist Revolt Against Noughties Immigration

I was talking to a work colleague the other day about immigration in the noughties and whether that has had an effect on the way people think with regards to Brexit and a populist opinion. His theory is that because there was an influx of labour from newly appointed EU countries such as Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, this had in turn, driven the populist ...

What a Week That Was as Brexit Pennies Start Dropping!

For satirists and political writers, it must be difficult to keep up with the way everything is changing in the world on almost a daily basis. As one article is completed, it is old news; it must be very frustrating. This week, we have had Saudi Arabia stopping just short of undertaking the popular football terrace chant and singing ‘We do what we want, we ...

Time to Stop Pretending the Yemen Famine Isn’t Happening!

When the BBC report on the Yemen crisis came on last night, I was close to turning it off, or onto another channel. That’s because like everyone else, there is only so much depressing stuff my brain can take, especially along with the utter shambles that is Brexit as it draws to its ugly conclusion. However, I decided I would force myself to see it through...

Ed Sheeran and Corporation Tax

As the corporation tax figures were published this week, it once again got me thinking, “Why do those who have so much, want to pay so little?” Because of this, somewhat bizarrely, I found myself congratulating pop star, Ed Sheeran, for paying his full corporation tax liability on £27 million profits. Without teaching people to suck eggs, corporation ...

A Man’s Best Friend!

Here's a bit of a heartwarming story to cheer folk up on a wet Saturday afternoon. I was walking over the Hampshire Downs yesterday when I approached a style. My dog was off on his travels, terrorising rabbits and pheasants but as always, I knew he would turn up at some point. Anyway, as I stepped over the style, I didn't realise the other side was broken, ...