The true leader of Germany – and, it seems, of many other European nations – might be said to be young Greta Thunberg, who angrily scolds the frightened Eurocrats from her various ‘concerned’ media pulpits. See them scatter like frightened mice before her, their ties and pantsuits fluttering. The recent …
Read More »After 4 election defeats, the British left can’t pin its hopes on some utopian ‘automated luxury communist’ future
The British Labour Party, having lost four elections in 11 years, appears to be in a period of deep self-reflection and, in my opinion, it’s long overdue. It needs to reassess its priorities, and what and who it stands for; in short, why it exists. Its problems are set out …
Read More »‘Zero Covid’ may sound ideal, but it’s utopian, fanciful, authoritarian nonsense. Is that why so many lefties love it?
Governments should adopt a strategy of eliminating Covid-19. Who could argue with that? After five months of lockdowns over the past year in the UK, everyone is mightily sick of living with restrictions. If there is a way of driving the virus out altogether, perhaps we should take it. But …
Read More »Forget the utopian stereotype… recent events show that something is rotten in the state of Denmark
Despite topping almost every global happiness survey since the early 1970s – and its envious reputation for very tall people, tasty pastries, crispy bacon, minimalist designer chic and “probably the best lager in the world” – Denmark has a ‘dark underbelly’ that belies its utopian stereotype. A prime example of …
Read More »Forget the utopian stereotype… recent events show that something is rotten in the state of Denmark
Despite topping almost every global happiness survey since the early 1970s – and its envious reputation for very tall people, tasty pastries, crispy bacon, minimalist designer chic and “probably the best lager in the world” – Denmark has a ‘dark underbelly’ that belies its utopian stereotype. A prime example of …
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