Britain

Labour Government: Politics of Service: After 14 years of Conservative incompetence, corruption and lies, Labours election has ignited a feeling of hope and optimism in the country. 19/07/24 Read more

UK: Fragmentation and Decline Under Conservative Rule. After 12 bleak years of various Conservative governments, led by inadequate Prime Ministers, the UK is on its knees. 22 Sept 2022 Read More

Johnson Does Downing Street: Booze, Lies and Playacting: It’s hard to think of another time when a buffoon of Boris Johnson’s stature would have been elected Prime Minister of the UK. 22/01/2022 Read More

‘No Love on the Streets’: Knife crime in Britain: “I started carrying a knife aged 12…when I’ve got this [samurai sword] with me I feel safe, scare tactics init – the bigger [the knife] the better…No one breaks the cycle round here – the cycle never breaks.” 9/02/2019 Read more

Britain’s Homeless Crisis: Under the suffocating shadow of economic austerity, homelessness in Britain is increasing, poverty and inequality deepening. 18/12/2018 Read more

The Labour Party has Regained its Principles and Offers Hope to Millions: After 20-plus years of being lost in the muddy centre ground of British politics, the Labour party now stands tall again. 4/02/2018 Read more

What Price Humanity? Systemic Injustice, Human Suffering: Born in Sudan, Asima fled violent conflict in her homeland and sought asylum in Britain.3/02/2018 Read more

Why Would Anyone Vote Conservative in the UK election? Consistent with 21st century politics the announcement on 18th April of a general election by Prime Minister Teresa May was a cynical move based purely on self-interest. 4/02/2018 Read more 

Grenfell Tower: A Disaster Waiting to Happen: Charred, lifeless and brutal, the hollowed out remains of Grenfell Tower in west London screams of the human agony inflicted when, on 14th June, the building became an inferno.20/08/2017 Read more

Poverty, Isolation, Removal: Asylum in the UK: Migration is a major political and social issue throughout Europe; in the UK it is a highly emotive matter, distorted by the rabid right wing media. 8/04/2016 Read more

Unjust and Dysfunctional: Asylum in the UK: Imagine you wake one fine morning and find you are living in a war zone. 5/02/2016 Read more

Brexit, Trump and Lots of Anger: There can be little doubt that we are living through an extraordinary, and in many ways unprecedented era. Times of uncertainty and tremendous upheaval for sure, but also positive times.22/07/2016 Read more

Amidst Burgeoning wealth Market driven Homelessness in London: As a world community we have agreed that everyone has a right to a home, (article 25 of the UNDHR makes this clear). 11/12/2015 Read more

Criminalising Refugees The Disgrace of Britain’s Immigration Detention Centres: Fleeing war, persecution and acute poverty, men, women and children have been arriving in Britain for generations. 20/09/2015 Read more

A Lost Opportunity for Change : The UK Lurches Further to the Right: Friday 8th May, we woke to the depressing news that the Conservative party led by David Cameron had been re-elected.28/05/2015 Read more