Apartide defined: a system which told you who u could not fall in love with. So defined the eloquent life long activist whose activist life began in earnest when he was invited to be a London recruit to an anti apartide event in South Africa. Recruited as a young communist as were most of them… Continue reading London recruits – activism in another land
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Kali in Kaliwood
Written by Caroline Way, to match the one she had written a few years ago here (LINK) I once loved a dogOr should I say โ this dog loved me(She named the wood me) / We sat by the fireIsnโt it good in Kaliwood Rachel tells me to โstayโAnd says to me โโIโm glad youโre… Continue reading Kali in Kaliwood
Sylvester
Visit to Sylve in Norwich
Flood the zone – fire the challenger
๐จ The Trump White House has just fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency that helps oversee major design projects in D.C. The commissioners โ all appointed by President Biden โ were expected to review Trumpโs planned $300 million White House ballroom and his proposed โtriumphal arch.โ Instead,… Continue reading Flood the zone – fire the challenger
Immigration
BYLINES Pensions, productivity and the myth of the migrant โdrainโ โ why Britainโs real crisis is ageing, not immigration
Flood the zone – the destruction of the East Wing
For the man who cannot attract crowds - his birthday, inauguration prime examples - it seems particularly inappropriate to aim to build a ballroom for 999 people. Built by Theodore Roosevelt as an entrance for formal and public visitors, . This served mainly as an entrance for guests during large social gatherings, a second floor… Continue reading Flood the zone – the destruction of the East Wing
Funeral of a nun
I weep, I wrote on the service sheet, I weep for the lost life, for the time gone, and that realisation of never being able to see that human being again. The transitory and finite nature of life and death. At over 90, she was always there in the Community, just as she was always… Continue reading Funeral of a nun
Flood the Zone – The 8th war I’ve won
"That was quick you may think. Yesterday it was 7, and today 8. Yes 8 wars in 8 months. I count this one. The hostages are back. " Trump to the Kneset, today. News broke as I was staying with Philip and Stephanie in Lewis. 'I don't want him to succeed', I said ashamedly -… Continue reading Flood the Zone – The 8th war I’ve won
Winners and losers zero sum thinking
Two statements. Illegal immigrates need to be deported. Hi,Iona itโs hold too much of the Uk wealth and need to be hit on assets. Share an idea. Zero sum thinking. If one group wins another must loose. One pie and we are all fighting to get a bigger slice. Economists say zero sum thinking makes… Continue reading Winners and losers zero sum thinking