Fishing in the Rivers of Life

Tag: UK Politics

  • What Has War Ever Done For Us? (Aside from Nigel Farage)

    War has always driven change, often in ways no one expects. This piece looks at how today’s crisis risks unleashing consequences far beyond the battlefield.

  • I’m alright, Jack

    A piece about South Norwood, belonging and the uneasy feeling that the sudden wave of flag waving signals something far darker than simple patriotism.

  • Farage,The Joker’s on Us

    Uneasy Déjà VuI have an unpleasant feeling of déjà vu washing over me, and rather like seasickness, a bad curry or a good laxative, it’s making me feel rather queasy. It’s the same kind of feeling as having an endowment mortgage coming to term, around the time as all around you, the financial world burns.…

  • Nigel and the Milkshake of Destiny

    A Screech at the Radio Christ alone knows what the neighbours are thinking. For about the tenth time, I scream at the radio. The venom and the message are the same: “You don’t speak for me, you fucking moron.” It’s not nuanced, not balanced, but that’s what you get from Nigel Farage. Well, not him…