In a way it’s surprising the government has taken so long to home in on ‘Pakistani grooming gangs’ as a core part of its culture war strategy. Attacking trans people is a bit niche, and not that many people fall for it. Small boats can be a bit of a…

This is an example of a motion that councillors opposed to thevoter suppression measures being implemented by the government from May 2023 might be encouraged to put. It is fairly self-explanatory and all legislation is linked. …

Update #1, 08/03/2013: Met Police emailed seeking acknowledgment of receipt of letter, which was finally sent on February 10th 2023. Preamble In keeping with normal practice, I offer my draft letter to Met Police for comment before I send, but also time to allow a higher profile person to take…

As sure as night follows day, Farage & coterie were up in arms when the government tested reaction to the idea of a “Swiss-style” approach to future relations with the EU. And just as surely, in an immediate return to the Brexit politics of 2017–2019, any previous ‘Remainer’ (e.g. me)…

This is a draft of a proposal that councils can make about ending ‘no fault’ evictions, in the light of the apparent refusal by the Truss government to honour the 2019 manifesto (and June White Paper). I am happy to assist councillors and officers further. DRAFT LETTER Simon Clarke, Secretary…

There’s a crucial point approaching in the possible Qatarization of Britain later this month, if and when UK-India Free Trade Agreement (FTA) talks are concluded to satisfaction of both sides. I wrote about Qatarization back in 2020; in that piece I wrote about the lie at the heart of the…

I’ve been re-reading Kafka’s main (to me) stories in date order: Wedding Preparations in the Country,The Judgment, Metamorphosis, The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika. I’ll leave out the Penal Colony for now. I know them all like the back of my hand but I’ve really only just clocked that the…

Background 1/ Much of the decent debate on the energy price crisis, including debate within Labour/left circles, has centered on whether the ‘big five’ energy retailers should be nationalized. However, as understanding has grown of the wider energy environment has grown [1], so too has the understanding that, while nationalization…

Marc Stears has told the pundits they need to wotk out what Prime Minister Truss is going to do about the energy crisis. I don’t think I count as a pundit, despite being better at punditry than most of the pundits, but FWIW here’s what I think Day 1 of…