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The UK on brink of sliding into right-wing chaos
The political landscape in the UK is changing, that much is pretty obvious to any onlooker. The rise of UKIP (the UK Independence Party), as I have discussed elsewhere, is incredible in its rapidity...
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Racism and xenophobia in economic downturns
My previous post talked about the rise of the right-wing UKIP in recent polls and elections in the UK. Part of this phenomena, which is predicated upon the blaming of immigrants and immigration for...
View ArticleMy new favourite video
Cassetteboy has done some great great stuff, including this: and my previous favourite: The post My new favourite video appeared first on A Tippling Philosopher.
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Are Liberal Democrats the best party for committed humanists?
With the conference season now over and done with, the British Humanist Association has declared it a successful season with good showing at all three major party conferences. However, perhaps the...
View ArticleA lesson about the NHS from a 91-year-old
This video has been doing the rounds. And rightly so. Well worth a watch. The post A lesson about the NHS from a 91-year-old appeared first on A Tippling Philosopher.
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Being skeptical about UKIP and their claims; Are they racist? Libertarian?...
This will be part of a short series looking at UKIP in the context of the upcoming election, including expressing my views on immigration since that appears to be UKIP’s main serious concern. This is a...
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Immigration: what’s all the fuss? My thoughts… (part 2)
In the first part, I looked philosophically at the debate. I will now continue by considering my own country, the UK, in terms of the EU and economics, amongst other things. This takes off from the...
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Post election blues
Pun intended. My depressed sadness has turned into anger. Today is a bad day for fairness. It is a bad day for democracy (think AV/PR). It is a bad day for the electorate who seem far less politically...
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Saudi Arabia, Human Rights and Sir Gerald Howarth’s Nonsense
This is a really important topic and piece which I think needs to be understood by many, not least the politicians working on the world stage. In fact, politicians seem these days to lack in...
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The Tories and their blatant cronyism. It disgusts me.
Hey Conservative Party, how about I do something for you – you know, in the name of elitist, right-wing party politics, and you, you know, scratch my back in return. I wouldn’t mind one of those...
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