Category: Politics

PR Rant

It is not boring to rant about PR voting. First-Past-The-Posters (FPTPs) may deploy this as an argument, as well as saying that it produces weak government, is unsuited to a two-party system, seldom produces a single party majority and gives you halitosis (not really).

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“Double, double, toil and trouble”

Do you like the SNP? I don’t but do not on any account imagine that they are going to disappear in a puff of smoke. Like MacBeth’s witches they are brewing trouble and it is sensible to assume that they will achieve their goal of an independent Scotland sooner than you ever imagined.

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Argiope Bruennichi

I hope it won’t be too boring if I tell you a bit more about my stroll along the Suffolk coast.

Royal Salute

Quite rightly the media have been generous in ladling out big helpings of praise for the Queen this week. An Italian friend and reader here expressed surprise that I had not added a dollop. The only reason was that – until now – I could not think of anything to add.

Croquet Special

Today dawns in East Anglia with expectation, even excitement, hanging in the air. My illustration is an inadequate attempt to capture the mood. It is the occasion of the annual Late Summer Luncheon for members of the Norfolk County Lawn Croquet Society.

Refugee Problem

Refugees arriving in the EU is news and provokes controversy. It even featured here in the post The Irish Madonna of Hungary. It raises a number of questions.

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The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore

It was Gordon Brown, I think, who said that the time to fix the roof is when the sun’s shining. What a load of cobblers politicians, who have usually never done a day’s work in their lives, talk.

Lucky Strike

Napoleon would approve of David Cameron – he’s lucky, and nowhere more so than over fracking.