UK Politics
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The great Australian crawl
Recent P&I contributors have drawn out sharply the consequences of American influence in Australia. Continue reading »
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Gaza hellscape: Starmer recalibrates UK foreign policy for global justice
After the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct 7, Israel stopped the entry of food, fuel and medicine into Gaza. When asked by London-based radio station LBC’s Nick Ferrari on Oct 11 if the cutting off of power and water was appropriate, the Labour leader (now prime minister), Sir Keir Starmer, said, “Israel does have Continue reading »
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The language of right wing thuggery in British cities
In response to riots, attacks on police, and destruction of property in numerous British cities, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer says ‘I utterly condemn the right wing thuggery we have witnessed this week-end.’ Continue reading »
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Starmer may fix the NHS, but wholesale change is needed in our Western societies for better health
The glories of modern medicine are abundant: diseases once considered incurable are now within therapeutic range. Recently a new mechanical heart, developed by an Australian and weighing a mere half kilo or so, was successfully installed in a patient in the US. While its long-term effectiveness awaits proof, it has been hailed as a turning Continue reading »
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UK water industry still about investors and not consumers
One oft-proven way to make money is to pick up a few gems among a pile of discarded mining rubble. Continue reading »
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UK’s Starmer should develop balanced foreign policy
On June 13, when the UK Labour Party issued its manifesto for the general election on July 4, its focus was domestic issues. This was understandable, as elections are won and lost on bread-and-butter issues. There were, however, some references to foreign policy, albeit nothing too beefy. Signed by the Labour Party leader (now prime Continue reading »
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A win is a win, but clear lessons on Gaza from the UK election
The British Labour Party (BLP) won 32% of the vote but with First Past the Post voting it won 62% of the seats. That was the biggest gap on record between votes won and the number of seats. Continue reading »
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Pro-Gaza candidates in UK squeeze Labour vote in some constituencies
Overall it was a spectacular night for Labour, with the party winning a landslide victory.However, in areas with a high proportion of Muslim voters the party performed badly. Continue reading »
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Jonathan Pie: 2024 Election Specials – the Conservatives
UK news reporter Jonathan Pie pulls no punches as he gives a brutally honest view of the UK Conservative party as the UK rolls into election day on Thursday 4 July. Continue reading »
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Unrepentant, independent stirrers in election year
Imminent elections in France, the United States, and the United Kingdom are affected by two long-running concerns: Palestine and the decline of the West. Responses to them will also affect the 2025 elections in Australia. Continue reading »
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Britain and the nuclear ‘option’
If the Tories’ plan for young people to serve in national service is not bizarre enough, we now find that the Labour Party will use nuclear weapons should they deem it necessary. The ideas raised by possession of nuclear arms are just as contradictory now as they have been throughout the nuclear age. They demonstrate Continue reading »
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Sunak forgets, you cannot force people to love their country
Let’s face it: the purpose of the military is to kill. Conscripts learn ways of doing this efficiently and in keeping with the collective ethos. If the UK Tories were really concerned about the state of society, they could show it by agreeing to the demands of GPs and tax the rich to grant medical Continue reading »
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The brave man
There was a time not so long ago, especially after the Vietnam War, when leaders in the advanced countries such as the United States, Britain, France and Germany gave us hope that the mistakes of the past had been learnt and that we were heading for a fairer and more ethical system: when Nelson Mandela Continue reading »
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British elections
It is as certain as any future event can be that the British Labour Party will win the next UK election, which is likely to be held in the latter part of 2024. Continue reading »
