This Guardian article is based on an interview with Oxford University’s new “professor of LGBTQ+ history”. His main point is[...]
Category: UK Society
Pfizer vaccine and greedPfizer vaccine and greed
0 CommentsGovernment Ministers in the UK, fully understanding their supporting role in the interests of global capitalism and finance have long[...]
The state of EnglandThe state of England
0 CommentsAt the start of the current epidemic The Department of Health and “Social Care” released untested Covid-19 patients into care[...]
An extraordinary litany of errors – UK gov and CovidAn extraordinary litany of errors – UK gov and Covid
0 CommentsDelayed initial lockdown and failure to implement a quarantine system in early March. Result: tens of thousands more dead than[...]
The truth behind lockdown 2 (3)The truth behind lockdown 2 (3)
0 CommentsONS data apparently confirms that current death rates in the UK are about normal for this time of year. This[...]
Lockdown 2 – the realityLockdown 2 – the reality
0 CommentsThe one and only rationale for lockdown 2 is to prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed. No one cares about deaths.[...]
Coronavirus has exposed Britain’s fetishesCoronavirus has exposed Britain’s fetishes
0 CommentsThe largely reactive response of the UK government to the coronavirus epidemic has laid bare several fetishes which are important[...]
The shift to a totalitarian responseThe shift to a totalitarian response
0 CommentsMy previous two articles have raised some questions about the way that the government’s response in the UK to coronavirus[...]
Protect the vulnerableProtect the vulnerable
0 CommentsThis is really a follow-on from my last post discussing the arguments for lockdown v. focus on protecting the vulnerable.[...]
How not to fix CoronavirusHow not to fix Coronavirus
0 CommentsThe UK government’s response to Coronavirus seems to be an excellent model for both Illich’s and Foucault’s analysis of contemporary[...]