Ever since people were able to write they have communicated their thoughts and messages on some form or other, whether slate or parchment. Around the late 1430s, a German man named Johann Gutenberg automated the printing process, thus enabling mass communication. Communication evolved slowly over the centuries until the industrial revolution brought us communication on an industrial scale, where mass…
Scotland’s Referendum – are we abusing the memory of WW1?
Ask anyone who has been divorced, do they celebrate their wedding day. What about Nelson Mandela, did he celebrate the day he was jailed or the day he was released? We don’t normally celebrate the start of something horrible (apologies if you divorced on amicable grounds). We celebrate bad stuff coming to an end. Now, I am a big fan…
Referendum – the wrong kind of immigrant
The Tory’s are getting into a right ‘tiz’ over immigration. Cameron revelled in an early turkey shoot with the Blair/ Mandelson policy on mass immigration that he claimed, changed the social profile of the UK for ever. Clearly, Blair did not have a handle on immigration. All he knew was he wanted loads. Cameron couldn’t have wished for better. He…
Referendum – The Big Oil Leak?
I never expect Wednesday to a quiet day. PM questions is my regular relief from tinnitus – although I’m not sure which is worse. Today it was the turn of Deputy PM questions. Sometimes I feel sorry for Nick (the fall guy) Clegg. He looks ever more like the guy who has been found guilty and awaits sentencing in 2015.…