The primary reason that I am the best candidate for York Central MP is that I am talking about the issues which truly matter, and which the other candidates are not discussing. Although the Greens, and to a lesser extent the Lib Dems, do mention the arms trade and economic justice they do so as add-ons, rather than as central policies; their thinking is firmly rooted in traditional linear political thinking.… Read the rest

The ‘War on Drugs’ is, In Fact, an Actual Conspiracy

Consciousness changing substances such as cacti, fermented fruits (alcohol), mushrooms and plants have been used by humans from at least the time of the first known civilisations, but in all probability since not long after Homo sapiens first started to roam the plains of Africa.… Read the rest

I’m a British citizen, born and raised in the beautiful and historical city of York, and I am utterly appaled and disstisfied by the state of UK politics today in the run up to the General Election on 4^th July 2024.… Read the rest

Welcome to 2030: I own my own home, enjoy my privacy, the banksters are in jail and life is only getting better

Welcome to my home, we have just started a new decade. I own this property, my books, my clothes and a small number of personal possessions but the appliances in my home and the car that I use are communally owned as part of the circular economy.… Read the rest

Southeast Asia, since the end of WWII, provides us with numerous examples of the negative externalities of the arms trade and warfare. The former Laotian capital of Luang Prabang is a wonderful city of great beauty and charm, but much of the surrounding countryside is scattered with unexploded ordnance (UXO).… Read the rest

Let’s just say it loud and clear, Klaus Schwab the executive chairman of the World Economic Forum is an arrogant narcissistic sociopath. In fact, it is fair to say that the World Economic Forum are overrun by arrogant narcissistic sociopaths, and that their staggering arrogance and rapacious greed knows no bounds[1].… Read the rest

The Coronavirus pandemic has thrown into sharp focus the necessity of a paradigm change of socio-economic and political systems as an alternative to “the new normal” of continued massive wealth inequality, environmental degradation, ‘morally justified’ regime change wars and an open-ended ‘social distancing’ policy.… Read the rest

I’m not an American citizen so I get no say in the matter of who becomes the next American president, but if I did I’d either vote for one of the 1,214 independent candidates or I’d spoil my ballot paper. To put it simply a choice between Trump and Biden is like a choice between a shit sandwich with butter and a shit sandwich with mayonnaise, but whichever way you look at it, it’s still a shit sandwich.… Read the rest