Although I visit my local library far less frequently than I once did, instead much preferring to own all the books I read and fortunate enough to be able to afford to do so, I absolutely love them. They are priceless, noble, magnificent and, in my opinion, as essential to the well-being, development and happiness [...]
Archive for the ‘POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRS’ Category
Libraries Are Churches…
Posted: 13th April 2012 by Harry in BLOG, CULTURE, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Austerity, Books, Coalition, Knowledge, Libraries, Power
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Soldiers Are Not Heroes : The Aftermath…
Posted: 9th April 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSSometimes you get things spectacularly wrong. You think you can accurately guess the reaction of people to your deeds, words and endevours only for subsequent events to show you knew precisely shit, brother. Well, that was me after sticking Soldiers Are Not Heroes out there less than a week ago. As anyone who’s read it can well imagine, my [...]
Soldiers Are Not Heroes
Posted: 4th April 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Afghanistan, Heroes, Politics, Soldiers, Tanker Drivers, Unions
You might need to sit down for this one. Ready? OK, here goes… Soldiers aren’t heroes. There. Shocking, eh? Well, consider this; the army, like any organisation comprising hundreds of thousands of men and women, will contain almost as many different types as there are people. There will be the diligent and the lazy, the [...]
Watch Out For The Normal People
Posted: 28th March 2012 by Harry in BLOG, LIFE, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRS“The problem with you, H, is that you’re an extremist” “Oh?” “Yeah. You scare people and the British people aren’t extreme by nature” “Define ‘extremism’ then” “Well, you know; all that ranting about the poor, class war and inequality. It’s just too extreme. Too radical and it’s unworkable and utopian anyway” “I see. Funny, that; [...]
A Tale Of Two States : Azhar Ahmed To Stand Trial
Posted: 22nd March 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Afganistan, Azhar Ahmed, EDL, Politics, racism, Scott McHugh
Dewsbury Magistrates’ Court was an unsettling place to be on March 20th. It was here that current far-right bête noire, Azhar Ahmed, appeared to face a charge of committing a ‘Racially Aggravated Public Order Offence’. As previously reported http://www.sabotagetimes.com/life/azhar-ahmed-and-scott-mchugh-a-tale-of-two-states/, Ahmed took strong exception to the blanket media coverage of the six servicemen from the Yorkshire [...]
A Tale Of Two States : Azhar Ahmed and Scott McHugh
Posted: 13th March 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Afghanistan, Azhar Ahmed, Civil Liberties, Freedom, protest, racism, Scott McHugh
No one should be under any illusion regarding the increasingly oppressive nature of the UK state. The creeping criminalization of previously legal protest action has been seen countless times recently; students protesting against tuition fees and the politically-motivated sentences handed down to those convicted of last summer’s riots being just two of the most obvious examples. Things have taken a very [...]
One Rule For Them…
Posted: 31st January 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Bonuses, David Cameron, Pensions, Politics, Stephen Hester
You have to laugh. Poor old Stephen Hester has been bullied into declining his near-million pound bonus after a public outcry. The Royal Bank of Scotland exec was joined by RBS head-honcho, Sir Philip Hampton, who also knocked back his £1.4 million ticket on the gravy train. Bless ‘em. It’s the arguments surrounding these two [...]
Diane Abbot : Anti-White Racist?
Posted: 11th January 2012 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Diane Abbott, Dive and Rule, racism
When the Roll of Honour of Great British Class Warriors is finally compiled, it’s fair to say Diane Abbott’s name is unlikely to be among their ranks. Having convicted Tory crim, Jonathan Aitken, as your nipper’s Godfather might be one reason. Another might be that, despite her longstanding opposition to private education, she chose to [...]
Thatcher Remembered
Posted: 28th December 2011 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Politics, State Funeral, Thatcher
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First published by Sabotage Times, http://www.sabotagetimes.com/people/the-best-way-to-deal-with-margaret-thatchers-legacy-is-to-destroy-it/ January 2012 Among the many valuable lessons that history has bequeathed is the undeniable truth that it is written by the victors. Or perhaps rewritten would be nearer the mark. It’s well worth you bearing this in mind because very soon Margaret Hilda Thatcher will die. Possibly, some would [...]
N30 : Support The Strike
Posted: 23rd November 2011 by Harry in BLOG, POLITICS & CURRENT AFFAIRSTags: Bankers, Greed, Pensions, Public Sector, Scargill, Strike, Unions
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We could be here ‘til next century, discussing the legacy of Thatcher, such is the landscape-altering impact of that vile woman’s contribution to British politics. So we won’t bother, then. Instead, let’s take a look at one of the more insidious, but no less damaging, phenomena for which she can be rightly blamed. Namely, this [...]