By now, we should all be aware of how jingoism and stereotyping – especially towards immigrants – brought about the vote to leave the European Union. Who can forget the misleading, and deliberately provocative, anti-migrant ‘Breaking Point’ poster? Or Theresa May, when Home Secretary, with the ‘Go Home’ vans? TheseContinue Reading
Peter Gibson by Suzy Varty Some background on Peter Gibson Peter Gibson was first elected to parliament in 2019. He is a solicitor, and continues to practise on a part-time basis for Darlington-based firm Clarke Willis LLP. (This is entirely proper. He has earned around £800 in two years fromContinue Reading
Discharge of sewage into a river Water, water, everywhere… (but no PM and not a drop to swim in?) Tories 283, Opposition 163. Blink and you missed it! So what did happen yesterday? It all started with a video from DEFRA, a report from ENDS, both discussed in an appearanceContinue Reading
PC Steve Jay from Kesgrave Ipswich and his police dog Aman made a full recoveryContinue Reading
Cleveland Police and Crime commissioner, Steve Turner Times are hard for Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner, Steve Turner. No sooner had he batted away complaints that he was unfit for office on account his receiving a police caution for theft whilst a manager for Safeway in the 1990s, than heContinue Reading
The North East MPs who voted in favour of the Standards Committee bill last week Only last week the government voted to change the rules on parliamentary standards. This was a direct attempt to save one of their own from a parliamentary suspension due to wrongdoing. Just how honourable areContinue Reading
We know the environment and climate are in trouble. This is from the perspective of humans and other species.. What can we do about it? First-off…please don’t leave it to politicians and business leaders! Many want short term results and profit at almost any price. And many will not deliverContinue Reading
A book by Michela Murgia In this book Michela Murgia pretends to be an apologist of fascism and tells us what fascism is about. Fascism may not represent with the same name, which is somewhat discredited. Thus, you identify fascists on the basis of what they do, not what theyContinue Reading
Political hate and violence is not new The murder of David Amess is the first murder of a British MP since MP and mother, Jo Cox was shot and stabbed in the street a week before the 2016 referendum. Of course, British Parliamentarians have come under physical attack, have beenContinue Reading
Green man tears his stomach with his hands I rage through my weeping Forget niceties for the sake of politeness Now is the time to break the rules Tomorrow will be too late Now is the time for noise to join the din of those screaming for justice Now isContinue Reading
