Category Archives: Politics

Theresa May: Full of unimpressive overconfidence?

Posted on May 12, 2017 by odeboyz

Theresa May’s endless talk of “strong and stable” leadership… poses the question: is she really strong or is this yet another example of overconfidence? Dogmatism and inflexibility are not the same as strength. Often, people boast of qualities they are … Continue reading →

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‘100,000 Roofs’: Germany’s Green Energy Policy

Posted on May 9, 2017 by odeboyz

“Germany’s….’100,000 roofs’ programme to encourage residential and industrial investment in the technology… kicked the solar PV industry into high gear, and Germany grew its solar PV capacity from just 62 MWs in 2000 to over 24,000 MWs by 2011. This … Continue reading →

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Theresa May: Confident in her bunker

Posted on May 5, 2017 by odeboyz

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George Osborne, child benefit and the Conservative hard-right 2010-7

Posted on May 5, 2017 by odeboyz

Hard-right chancellor of the exchequer George Osborne (2010-6) used the 2008 financial crash to reduce some British welfare payments. His ideological austerity programme was combined with political pragmatism. Child Benefit, which is paid to mothers as a tax free sum, … Continue reading →

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Theresa May: a vindictive enemy

Posted on April 28, 2017 by odeboyz

Having received inspiration she sacked Osborne Within twenty minutes of her arrival in Number Ten, May had summoned Osborne to sack him. Accounts of this meeting differ. Osborne’s people say it was cordial. But May’s people, who include Fiona Hill, (her chief of staff) let … Continue reading →

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Theresa May: will she deliver a Brexit paradise on June 8th 2017?

Posted on April 21, 2017 by odeboyz

“On the day that Theresa May triggered article 50, YouGov published a survey of the things people whould like brought back after Britain has left the EU. Top of the list was the death penalty, with 52% of those who … Continue reading →

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American capitalism at its amoral best

Posted on April 18, 2017 by odeboyz

You can buy prison-cell upgrades in California for $82 a night and purchase the right to immigrate to the United States for $500,000. Susskind, Richard; Susskind, Daniel. The Future of the Professions: How Technology Will Transform the Work of Human … Continue reading →

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Euthanasia: a civic right

Posted on March 10, 2017 by odeboyz

They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow… They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. … Continue reading →

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Applauding Stalin: Living in a Totalitarian State

Posted on February 24, 2017 by odeboyz

This extended quotation from Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s book Gulag Archipelago illustrates the sheer unrelenting terror that citizens in the Soviet Union lived in during the 1930s. …………………………………….. At the conclusion of the conference, a tribute to Comrade Stalin was called for. … Continue reading →

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Putin regrets putting Trump into the White House

Posted on February 17, 2017 by odeboyz

“When you choose a puppet, you’re looking for a sweet spot,” one source close to Putin said. “You want to choose someone who’s dumb enough to be manipulated, but not so dumb that he can’t find the light switches.” http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/putin-starting-to-wonder-if-his-puppets-are-smart-enough-to-pull-this-off?mbid=nl_021417 … Continue reading →

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