Britain

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. He lacks completely the intellectual and moral capacity for the role, and while politicians trade in duplicity and deceit the world over, Johnson is a serial liar. 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.” Read more
Britain’s Homeless Crisis: Under the suffocating shadow of economic austerity, homelessness in Britain is increasing, poverty and inequality deepening. 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. Read more
What Price Humanity? Systemic Injustice, Human Suffering: Born in Sudan, Asima fled violent conflict in her homeland and sought asylum in Britain. 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. 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. 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. Read more
Unjust and Dysfunctional: Asylum in the UK: Imagine you wake one fine morning and find you are living in a war zone. 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. 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). 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. 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. Read more
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