“Sydney Smith tells us that men seldom eulogize the wisdom and virtues of their fathers, but to excuse some folly…
“A corporate world that evinced almost psychopathic disregard for human life”
In his book, Show me the bodies – Why we let Grenfell happen, Peter Apps writes: “Over a period of…
Mission impossible
The corpse of New Labour cannot be resuscitated “If Reeves and Starmer’s economics had been applied in 1945 the NHS…
Big business: a force for exploiting workers and ripping off customers
Keir Starmer has said that “business is a force for good in society, providing jobs, prosperity and wealth”. This generalisation…
An assault on democracy
The government’s draconian strike legislation has nothing to do with safety. It is designed to weaken the power of trades…
New Israeli government – “not in our name”?
Debate rages in Jewish communities over the new Israeli government The electoral success of extreme right wing organisations in the…
Supporting the monarchy is not compulsory is it?
You would imagine from the media saturation and the prostration of the politicians that it is not only compulsory to…
Social catastrophe
In a previous letter I wrote about the impact of the huge energy price increases on domestic customers. Many will…
Why compensate companies for their “outrageous” activity?
We understand that Keir Starmer is going to unveil a package of proposals in relation to the “cost of living…
To prevent a social disaster, freeze energy prices
On a recent day trip I happened to pass a couple of people talking. “How are we going to get…
Martin Wicks 