Tag Archives: politics

Escape From the Country

Posted on 24/12/2020 by sabremeister

There is something very hurtful about having the concept you’ve been embracing being used as little more than an irreverent comment by someone whose ethos you despise. A few days ago, I emigrated to Sweden. I was on one of … Continue reading →

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The Sick Man of Europe

Posted on 21/12/2020 by sabremeister

A hundred-plus years ago, that nickname was applied to the Ottoman Empire. It was over-stretched militarily and financially, and facing internal unrest on both ethnic religious lines. Today, it is applied to the UK, and it is applied literally. The … Continue reading →

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Brexugee

Posted on 15/12/2020 by sabremeister

Six-or-so years ago, a very dangerous idea was brought to prominence in the UK. It was the idea that a foreign superstate was controlling every aspect of the UK’s governance, allowing us to be flooded with immigrants and drowning us … Continue reading →

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Posted on 22/12/2017 by sabremeister

Some of my previous posts about politics, particularly relating to the EU Referendum and its’ result1 may have been a bit ranty. This isn’t. 1 Actually, I don’t think I managed more than one, in case the rage-stress of the … Continue reading →

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Optimates delenda est

Posted on 30/09/2017 by sabremeister

The Conservative party has always been the party of the rich; the monied and the titled, the landowners and the business magnate. There are some who fall into those categories who, due to conscience or not being born into their … Continue reading →

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Stopping Brexit

Posted on 05/08/2017 by sabremeister

“Brexit is the will of the people, democratically expressed in a valid referendum.” No. No, it isn’t. It never was, and it never will be. The only reason people are saying so is because the mainstream media, the majority of … Continue reading →

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The Result

Posted on 09/07/2016 by sabremeister

So, things did not go As Planned. For anybody, judging by the resignations and frantic back-pedalling. And you know what? Some people are quite upset about that – with good reason. Ian Hislop gets applauded Many people have given their … Continue reading →

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Have Sword & Sorcery: Will Travel™ Free Book Offer

Posted on 07/05/2016 by sabremeister

GOOD NEWS – BUY 3 GET 1 FREE! Go to Lulu.com, buy four print copies of my books, and the cheapest will be free. Just use coupon code TRGE15 EBooks also available, but there’s no discount on them (they’re much … Continue reading →

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The People-leaving-their-country-of-origin Crisis

Posted on 26/03/2016 by sabremeister

Otherwise known as the “refugee crisis”. Definitely not the “migrant crisis”, because the only crisis involving migrants is one waiting to happen. You want to stop all immigration and deport all migrants already here? Fine – just be prepared to … Continue reading →

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Trident

Posted on 27/02/2016 by sabremeister

This weekend is seeing large protests against the potential renewal of the Trident nuclear weapon missile system. It’s probably not going to be on the news because the vast majority of news media is controlled by right-wing authoritarian xenophobes looking … Continue reading →

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