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January 21, 2015
Historical Drama
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Chilcot : Unacceptable Delay
It is right for the Prime Minister to write to Chilcot to complain about the inexcusable delays in publishing this inquiry. The public is utterly fed up with this bumbling establishment which cannot conclude, deliver or resolve anything. The difference now is that people will not put up with it any longer and nervous politicians are beginning to sense this. And rightly so.
This process of trying to discover how many lies were told to gain support for the disastrous Iraq war and by whom started before the last General Election and is not now to be published until after the next one. In any normal world this would be considered an abuse of process and a public insult. Such is the ramshackle and uncoded structure of governance which is called our unwritten constitution, these abuses are not only accepted but are standard practice.
Evidently the final delay is caused by giving those criticised in the report an opportunity to respond. That is absurd. Why should the guilty be given the chance to clean up their image?
January 20, 2015
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From MALCOLM BLAIR-ROBINSON
These two mega thrillers are a must for those who love historical drama and political intrigue.
BROWSE MY BOOKS WITH THESE LINKSThat Letter To Muslim Leaders
There was nothing inherently accusatory or upsetting in the Government’s letter to Muslim leaders all across Britain, other than the fact that it was sent to Muslims alone. At the moment it is true that religious extremism is focussed on Islam, but this has not always been the case. We know from the violence in Northern Ireland that Christians too can terrorise to achieve a goal. The Jewish Stern Gang killed large numbers in Palestine in the period immediately following WWII.
A letter was in order but it should have been sent to all religious leaders in the UK. They all have a responsibility to the rest of us and to each other. In particular they share a huge responsibility towards the rising generation. If there was a message to convey which in the present context may apply to some more than others, it is wiser to avoid singling anyone out. The fact that it was sent in the form that it was and only to Muslims tells us more about the senders than the recipients.
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Turmoil Ahead
It is the view of this Blog that we are moving into uncertain times because two models, one of government and the other of the present form of capitalism, are not working. Or they work only for the political class and the financial sector, specifically the part engaged lending and trading money.
We now know that for the first time the richest one percent in the world own more than all the other 99% put together. That is unjust and cannot last. Change may come in a measured form but it rarely does; it may be forced and it may even be violent. On the political side change is already in motion. Mainstream political parties are losing members, while smaller parties gain in popularity. These smaller parties are usually focussed on issues of discontent and often of the far right or left. They are gaining ground all across Europe.
The highly respected Economist Intelligence Unit, in a project commissioned by the BBC, has reached the conclusion that Britain may be heading for a period unstable government when no clear majority exists after the next election for a structured legislative programme. Individual preferences will have to be traded one against the other, with the prospect of a fall of the government ever present. In America gridlock is a fact of political life.
The critical factor which will drive change is that the 99% have lost confidence in the system. Just as communism in its old form tottered and fell in the nineties when the people lost confidence in the doctrine. To the extent it did survive it was remodeled, as in China. A remodeling of how capitalism functions on a global scale and the nature of the democratic institutions which underpin it, is a process now in gestation. It may have begun already.
January 16, 2015
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All Tor Raven thrillers are compelling reads but with an unusually varied style, from vintage gothic, through romantic mystery, political intrigue and historical drama.
Wise Words From Holy Men
It is not often that this blog agrees with any church. The ethos of these posts is detachment and independent thinking; secular and non-partisan. So it came as something of a surprise to agree with two Archbishops and the Pope on different issues but on the same day.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have jointly written a book about modern social issues in which they highlight the bad consequences of the growing income gap between rich and poor. This has been a theme of this blog for some time, and will be developed further as the general election approaches. So on that issue (not on all) we back the Archbishops.
The Pope became animated in his aircraft en route in his tour of the Far East and declared that he would punch his colleague standing next to him where he to insult the Pope’s mother. He went on to say that freedom of expression did not necessarily include the freedom to insult and make fun of other people’s religious convictions and that the very existence of the freedom to do it imposed a duty of restraint. We agree with that too.
