Category Archives: Power

The EU Referendum

Posted on 18/06/2016 by sabremeister

I am seeing a lot of very stupid people out there, almost all of them on the Leave side. No matter how reasoned the argument, no matter how reputable the sources, most people on the Leave side simply do not … Continue reading →

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Tribalism, or: Divided We Fall

Posted on 15/08/2015 by sabremeister

Britain is effectively a one-party state. That’s a bold opening statement, isn’t it? However, it is accurate, and I’m going to tell you why. We use a voting system known as First Past The Post. Under that system, the one … Continue reading →

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Call to Action

Posted on 25/07/2015 by sabremeister

I dare say that many people reading this will be in favour of things like social justice, equality, a welfare state that complies with the articles of the UN Declaration of Human Rights, a publicly-funded NHS, environmental protection, ordinary people … Continue reading →

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Election Aftermath

Posted on 09/05/2015 by sabremeister

That was the worst possible result from almost any perspective. From the perspective of anyone who cares about the environment, social justice and equality, economic recovery, the quality of life of the vast majority of people in the country (particularly … Continue reading →

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Election 2015

Posted on 02/05/2015 by sabremeister

I suspect you’d either have to be living under a rock or in a foreign country to not realise that the UK is going to have a general election in a few days. It will be the most important general … Continue reading →

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Keith Ordinary Guy

Posted on 12/07/2014 by sabremeister

http://www.keithordinaryguy.org.uk/ Dear Mr Cameron, I think the thing that shocks me most about what is happening in my country today at your governments unlovely hands is that we are being ripped off. What’s sad about that is that we’ve always … Continue reading →

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Elections

Posted on 24/05/2014 by sabremeister

So, in case you were unaware, on Thursday we had some elections. The whole of the UK had elections for the European Parliament, and most of England had elections for local councils as well. Just take a few minutes to … Continue reading →

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Dehumanisation

Posted on 15/02/2014 by sabremeister

Dehumanisation is the process of treating people like things, and to treat a person as a thing is to spread injustice and unfairness. And whether we acknowledge it or not, everyone does this every day. Many people do it unthinkingly, … Continue reading →

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Moral Choice

Posted on 17/01/2014 by sabremeister

There is, I gather, a saying, which goes, “you don’t need to keep promises made to thieves and whores.” I wonder why? Is it because those professions are so inherently dishonourable that they wouldn’t know what to do with a … Continue reading →

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Great Power

Posted on 13/09/2013 by sabremeister

There is a saying. “With great power comes great responsibility.” It’s bullshit. It’s the sort of thing those without power, usually due to societal position meaning they’ll never get any more power than that of middle-manager status, say to try … Continue reading →

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