Education in Private Hands?

This is the notion that’s been suggested a couple of blogs I quietly keep an eye on. According to them, the Department of Education is unconstitutional. Because it is unconstitutional, it is therefore bad. One of them proposes that the rich be required to fund a system of private education. Imagine Trump, Musk, Bezos and […]

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Kwarteng Crashes our Currency

The other day, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng introduced tax cuts that will disproportionately benefit those who are already extremely well off. Given Mr Kwarteng’s background in hedge funds (see Odey Asset Management), is it any wonder that he would take measures to help out his rich mates? I can only assume that Mr Kwarteng, like PM […]

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Rights and What is Left to Control

On the course of my web travels, I stumbled upon a post by one Verziehenone, who runs a site called The Lion’s Share. It is quite risky for a meerkat to associate with a lion (would a meerkat be nothing more than a snack to the King of the Jungle?), though I know of a […]

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Climate Change

Our world is fragile, and human activities are threatening the survival not only of ourselves, but every living thing. We have a responsibility to the generations to come, and to ourselves, to make sure we preserve this unique world. My inspiration for this post comes from a project I’ve gotten involved in. It’s nothing too […]

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The Right to be You

Further to Jill Dennison’s excellent post regarding the importance of separating Church and State, a certain Christian fundamentalist responded. Did they provide anything coherent, logical, or fact-based? Their text shall be in purple, and Jill’s in blue. The content is full of flawed logic and faulty arguments. It is only the whine of an unbeliever […]

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The Haves and Have Nots

The last few days have highlighted a stark contrast in British society. Amidst the pomp and pageantry, and solemn displays of remembrance, comes the inescapable fact that the divide between the haves and have nots has never been greater. There is an image going around, of a display stand showing a message of remembrance of […]

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The Meerkat Muse – 14/9/22

Here we go again! What is there to Muse about? A few things… Pan-Handling I have no idea why (beyond perhaps, the YouTube algorithm suggesting videos, that then seeped into my subconscious), but the other week, I had a dream about the Napoleonic War series Sharpe. The bulk of what I remember involves me, Sean […]

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