Tag Archive: politics

Comment of the month from JZ – social media is the problem

Apologies for some of the vocabulary in this comment of the month from my best blogging buddy John Zande. If you like the way he writes, you should buy his book. Social media… Continue reading

Understanding ourselves – two island stories

Several hundred miles off the coast of southern Argentina there is a cluster of small islands called the Falkland Islands, with a climate similar to Scotland (unpleasant) and nothing much inspiring in the… Continue reading

how to vote in a UK general election

I am not a fan of illogical choices. We have a UK general election coming up on Thursday this week and I’m forced to make a decision with one tick that can fulfill… Continue reading

therapeutic perspectives on the trump victory

There are a lot of upset people in the world right now. And certainly from many perspectives the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the USA could be described as… Continue reading

jesus wants a selfish society

Over at Apologetics and Agape, there’s a fantastic video about how socialism teaches people to be selfish. The video suggests that if humans are given health, educational or financial support beyond the age of… Continue reading

when Black lives don’t matter

And ThugLivesMatter BlackLivesMatter protesters? I’ll call them what they are, too: ASSCLOWNS. Blogger VR Kaine is in a bit of a pickle about his recent post lambasting Black Lives Matter. I tried to… Continue reading

assclowns in the USA

And ThugLivesMatter BlackLivesMatter protesters?  I’ll call them what they are, too: ASSCLOWNS. (VR Kaine) I don’t live in the United States of America, but main news items from there are quite often covered… Continue reading

the sins of the EU

We’re in a state of shock, confusion and horror in the UK. The chattering classes are chattering about how this could have happened, how we can fix it and what form of ignorance… Continue reading

not another referendum

In Scotland we’ve had two referendums of some significance in the last two years. In 2014, we voted on whether Scotland would leave the UK to become an independent nation. Today we vote as part of the… Continue reading

allowing ourselves to be hoodwinked

The Queen stands for family, community and country, a passive patriotism that most of her subjects understand and appreciate. Her loyal service to her people is reciprocated by their loyalty to her, and… Continue reading