Some things I like
2020
| Where | What | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| The Guardian |
View from the EU: Britain 'taken over by gamblers, liars, clowns and their cheerleaders' |
Yep, liars and clowns. But the UK voters have swallowed it. Back when I was young we would discuss the burning issues and at the end of the day we would often come back to blaming the system of education. |
| You Tube |
Annual Raymond Williams Memorial Lecture 2017 / Michael Sheen |
So, time for Scotland and NI to leave the disasterous "Union", and, given
the sentiment shown here by a most eloquent speaker from the third
country which has insufficient say in its own affairs because of a
completely out-of-kilter numerical difference between those three
nations and one other, I hope they all get their long lost freedom. as an asside I don't think "Little England" will be rejoining the continent in my lifetime, but I hope with all my heart that these three nations break loose during my stay on this rock. The dominance of the english causes me pain which applies not just to the three nations. In my youth I read a book called "English Culture and the Decline of the Industrial Spirit" which describes how the North was let down by the dominance of victorian "British" culture. Qoutes: " --- a quango state lead by quangos." "The purpose of getting power is to give it away." |
| The Guardian |
So long, we’ll miss you – we Europeans see how much you’ve helped to shape us |
Yep, even more saddness. |
| The Guardian |
Throughout history Britain’s ruling class has created crisis after crisis – just like now |
It was ever thus and the general population is unaware of the damage being done to them. |
| The Guardian |
I was one of the millions opposed to Brexit. I’ve seen nothing here to change my mind |
It's a terrible deal, but the corrupt UK media will shine this turd and the general population will fail to see the corruption in clear view which the tories are implementing, on behalf of their donors. |
| Youtube |
The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming | David Wallace | Talks at Google |
David Wallace-Wells wrote an article in 2019 which was published in The New Yorker magazine, he then published a book and then gave this interview to Google. It is Scary! It is also MUCH TOO LATE. |
| Das Erste | Excellent future documentary highlighting the problems of Germany's industry having too much influence on Merkel's government and the effect on Climate Change. | |
| Youtube |
Vatican control of World Health Organization population policy: An interview with Milton P. Siegel |
When a religious organisation has such an influence on healthcare, the result is clear. |
| Post Carbon Institute | Makes so much sense. Our problems are based on a dominant system of control from colonialism through to the modern version of capitalism and neo-liberalism. | |
| Post Carbon Institute | Too much inequality and technology is tied to existing, polluting industries. The 1% are destroying the planet. We need fast change to a different social structure. We need focus on well-being and public health as a priority. On the public provision of the conditions for good life and low resource use. | |
| The New Yorker | It was not what the British described..... The view from the other side is enlightening. | |
| Youtube | Watched this again and it still makes me shudder.... | |
| Youtube | Digital Literacy, confronting the lies the Billionnaire media and internet trolls tell... | |
| Youtube | The worst government in Europe... | |
| Youtube | The financial corruption continues at a pace... | |
| Youtube |
CLARE REWCASTLE BROWN | THE WORLD'S BIGGEST FINANCIAL SCANDAL | 2018 |
The 1MDB scandal as supported by the offshore system. A major backbone of this money-laundering system is the City of London together with the UK jurisdicted Tay Havens. More here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ePFLkf0KMw |
| Youtube |
LIVE: Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez addresses confrontation with Rep. Ted Yoho |
This lady is superb... |
| Youtube |
Isaac Asimov talks about superstition, religion and why he teaches rationality |
Issac Asimov, a great, sensible mind - oh, and a scientist... |
| Youtube | Be careful who you vote for, it could be a fatal decsion.. | |
| The Guardian |
Senior Tory accuses Johnson of blaming NHS for government's Covid-19 failings |
They themselves know how utterly failed this UK government is. Tories seem only capabale of lying and incompetence. |
| The Guardian | We have the most corrupt "advanved" country in Europe | |
| C-Span | We have no idea how lucky we are... | |
| The Guardian | Most Brits have no idea how bad The EMpire was for those under our control... | |
| Youtube |
Britain's Fish Capital Voted To Leave The EU — Now They Want It Back (HBO) |
Haha, these people seem to have trouble thinking... |
| ABC | Religion, such a wonderful gift to our lives... | |
| Youtube | This man is a delight, so much sense. | |
| The Guardian |
Don't worry about 'rewriting history': it's literally what we historians do - Charlotte Lydia Riley |
Makes sense to me... |
| The Guardian |
Britain goes it alone over coronavirus. We can only hope the gamble pays off - Devi Sridhar |
The Tory government was told by the WHO at the end of January to respond to the Virus. This researcher also warned them well ahead of the lockdown. |
| The Guardian |
Boris Johnson's US trade deal will make Britain a paradise for disaster capitalists - George Monbiot |
The Tory government is a horror show. |
| Youtube | Gives a boost to mornings... | |
| Youtube |
The 1% lobby MPs because they want a government that works for them, not for you |
And it never stops.. |
| Arsnotoria | Yep, England has done it to itself...... | |
| The Guardian |
Cummings and Johnson evil geniuses? Hardly, just lazy and incompetent - Nick Cohen |
The UK media (mostly owned by billionnaires) not doing its job... |
| Youtube | So much sense, especially applying conditions to bail-outs... | |
| Irish Times | Well done Ireland, a great move...... | |
| Youtube |
Dylan Moran On Men Being Women | LIKE, TOTALLY... | Universal Comedy |
Had to laugh... and more... |
| BBC | I didn't know that The New York Times was founded to oppose Fake News... | |
| The National |
Nicola Sturgeon shows her mettle facing Tories driven by cash. |
Now, that lady is a leader. Shows most male politicians up for what they really are. |
| Youtube |
Prof David Spiegelhalter tells Andrew Marr these daily Press Briefings are completely embarrassing |
We have one of the most useless, corrupt, lying governments on the planet. |
| The Guardian |
I made millions out of the last debt crisis. Now the wealthy stand to win again |
Really, we are going to do this over again? |
| The National |
Gerry Hassan: Britain's obsession with the past comes at a cost |
The Empire and the Class System are still with us. |
| The New European |
British exceptionalism: Where Brexit and our coronavirus response collide |
The UK has failed in coordinated industrial strategy for decades. Innovation is mostly a myth too. |
| Times Literary Supplement |
We share what we exhale A short cultural history of mask-wearing |
A longer-term view of wearing masks. |
| Byline Times |
Brexit bombshell: American-EU business lobby blows hole in Johnson’s Brexit plan |
US businesses are worried about Brexit. Who'd have thunk it? The paper is here. |
| Byline Times |
The Government is Giving Away YOUR Money To the Mail and the Sun |
If I hadn't seen this I would not have believed this... |
| ABC News |
Coronavirus spread in different countries is related to speed of response. Six charts tell the story |
Incompetant Tories cost peoples' lives... |
| The Guardian |
Airlines and oil giants are on the brink. No government should offer them a lifeline |
I can't see this happenning, although it really should be. |
| Salon |
Psychologist John Gartner: Trump is a "sexual sadist" who is "actively engaging in sabotage" |
A bit heavy this.. |
| Another Europe is Possible |
Episode 54: Coronavirus Lockdown – Capitalism on life support: so what do we do next? |
I've been saying the two issues of over population and the economic theory of growth are the biggest problems... |
| AZ Central | And I was under the assumption this is century 21... | |
| The New York Times | Interesting, about previous Viruses and Plagues | |
| The Guardian |
Richard Branson's bailout plea proves there's no one more shameless |
He began as a bootlegger and seems to have taken being a "dick" to new heights. |
| Youtube (National Secular Society) | An excellent presentation on how religion is put to young minds in the UK. Not good in my opinion. | |
| The Guardian |
How do you become, formally, not-a-Catholic? You take the law into your own hands |
Once we've got you... |
| ABC News |
The world's energy order is changing — and China is set to reap the strategic benefits |
Cheap energy in the form of planet polluting fossil fuels have been powering our lives for decades and making billions for corporations and their managers while also receiving tax breaks and subsidies from governments around the world. This is all abovt to end. |
| NYT |
People Are Dying and All Britain Can Talk About Is Boris Johnson |
As a very good friend has said: "I think the point is that decent people are not able to understand how deep the country has sunk in the recognition of outsiders. And that it’s respect is falling fast. This will of course take a longish time to enter the national psyche but when it eventually does it will be too late to save Britain’s influence and thus its prosperity." |
| Voterpower | A misnomer, actually lack of voter power under the UK FPTP system. This is not a democracy, millions, litterally millions of votes don't count in the UK. | |
| The National | Bout right... | |
| The Guardian |
The British state has long been unfit for purpose. Now everyone can see that |
Known this for a long, long time... |
| The Irish Post |
Virus crisis reveals Boris Johnson's astonishing incompetence |
As it is... |
| The National |
Why globalist capitalism is to blame for the coronavirus pandemic |
Much sense here... |
| Truthout |
Chomsky and Pollin: To Heal From COVID-19, We Must Imagine a Different World |
And another indictment ..... |
| DDN |
The Worst Possible People are in Charge at the Worst Possible Time | George Monbiot on Coronavirus |
An indictment if ever there was one... |
| ICIJ |
Crumbling economies must tackle tax evasion to meet coronavirus crisis, experts warn |
More than obvious.. |
| From agency to.... Religion in schools really should be presented as history. | ||
| The Lancet | This right-wing government has killed people (again). If you cannot admit your mistakes you are neither fit to govern, nor are you likely to do the right thing in a crisis. | |
| The Guardian |
Councillor's 'oven-ready' scheme to force private schools to pay their bit |
The right-wing turn my stomach. There souldn't be a class system in education. All schools should be run by the State and be secular. Anything above and beyond it should be fully funded by the parents and their churches. |
| Youtube | Just about cover it. Madness! | |
| The National |
Outside in Garden Rooms carving out unique space in building sector |
This could be the basis of one part of a revolution in house construction in Scotland. |
| The National |
Scotland must act now to stop renewable energy being squandered just like oil |
This is not good. 60% of the turbines in Denmark are owned by locals. A major change is necessary if the future of Scottish energy is to be of benefit for the people. |
| The Guardian |
The idea that Johnson is ‘moving left’ may be Thatcher’s final victory |
Some politicians are never going to change the colour of their spots, in spite of a massive change in circumstances. |
| Youtube | Peace was the driver. A project backed by Winston Churchill | |
| Center for European Reform | Just about sums it all up... |