Politics

  • Stop hazing us on Gaza

    The direct appeal to protesters today is to stop hazing us.

    We don’t need to be initiated into your movements. We don’t need to learn your politics the hard way. We don’t need to feel as you do and learn things by your frame of mind.

    The issues are stark before us too. It’s not just you.

    This message isn’t getting through. The impact of repeated protests is now a negative thing. It feels threatening. It’s a chaotic – if not mixed – message. It’s a flow, not a statement, of people and jumbled up emotions.

    We haven’t seen eye to eye properly as a nation for a long while. This stands true throughout the UK. It’s time for more politics, not more self-funded, shadowy groups passing on messages from terrorists.

  • Russia and Cuba pal up again

    The Russia-Ukraine war is striking deep divisions into the soil of international relations, and yet Russia is striving to make further incisions.

    The recent ratification by Russia’s Federation Council of an agreement for an exploration of strategic ties with Cuba is a haunting echo of the Cuban Missile Crisis.

    It’s also a show of contempt for the efforts of world leaders to make peace today. The old Russia makes new waves in a modern facade of a warmongering nation.

  • Macron loses his 7th PM

    Just under a month into the job, President Macron’s seventh Prime Minister has now resigned.

    It shows a deep problem set into the heart of French politics.

    While some may wish it away as part of the era, it’s not easy to do so.

    The tumult that French people endure is not easy to embrace, and this makes it difficult to justify or to even defend leadership.

    The social discord at the heart of the problem is more than just protest, and the causes of it, but also the entanglement of migration into the very core of the jurisdiction of the French Republic.

    It’s not a straightforward matter, and French voters want the representation of it to be fair but also open.

  • Polanski is a crazy firebrand

    The new leader of the Green Party is certainly making waves, but only amongst the membership. His crazy way about politics is hardly endearing to the wider public. He has all sorts of views, far beyond the cosy confines of climate righteousness and into the deep end of an ongoing liberal rights saga. The maelstrom is overwhelming at times and it’s as populist as his targets.

    Zack Polanski speaking at his party’s annual conference in Bournemouth (via YouTube).

    The right way ahead for him is shouting to the rooftops about the same issues as before. He may be able to pump a room but the doorstep is a much different encounter. He needs to find warmth in his soul to counter the arguments people already have. The UK public is dead set against many of the policies he chooses to trumpet, and have long harangued those promoting their worth.

  • Do Your Party run the risk of a revolt?

    The Your Party brand has barely launched and already socialist groups are jumping at the opportunity to unite to defeat the country. An X account for it suggests the grassroots movements that populate our streets time after time with hateful slogans should form a super-group to take on the “failed political class”. This is no mere glass of grass juice, it’s the reorganisation of agitators into a much larger force.

    The need to clarify events is pressing now on the fledgling party. This is to reassure the rest of the political class that it doesn’t have designs on power – or our lives. It will take some doing. Most people are aware of the disruptive effects of activism in our towns and cities. They know its roots and its shoots. The need now is to move away from such revolt and turn back to democracy. This is the hope of most of us now.

  • The UN knows the world is in chaos

    The UN knows the world itself is out of control. It seems to have little restraint in advising it at times of intense uncivil behaviour. It has a limitless belief in human kindness and political decency.

    The fact is this is naive. Many of its members have deeply set problems in their polities. These are disregarded to enable the movement of people in any direction. There are no routes like flight paths or lines for nautical journeys.

    The humour is that random voices proclaim an era of jubilee for hardship, but no plans for this are forthcoming. It’s an unrealistic dream to fulfil. It’s a marginal goal in even the best of times.

  • Starmer is fighting hard

  • Racism is a broad term for hatred

    The ‘racist’ debate is no more than a contest to self-identity as a Good Samaritan in UK society.

    The anonymous street protests shouting their grievances at us are not forthcoming as to their character.

    It’s the same in Parliament, where a majority of MP’s are not able to get across who they are for the sake of their work and also a lack of airtime.

    The real problem is in knowing who the racists are in any part of society to keep ourselves safe.

    The Prime Minister calls Reform UK’s policies racist, knowing that they are in fact in and of themselves just ideas.

    The real problem is hatred and yet this is routinely ignored.

    It’s present in Parliamentary exchanges and replete throughout the Civil Service. It’s found in all Public Services and is faced daily in many schools and colleges across the country.

    The leaders of our main parties are not racists. This has been proved by Police investigations.

    It’s the hatred in any citizens as it’s felt and shown that is the real enemy to our way of life.

  • Russia looks inwardly – for a moment

    For a brief moment Russia looked inwardly this last week. Following a set of regional elections, President Putin addressed the newly elected candidates. His message was plain and simple. He wants them to focus on the life of the ordinary Russian. He expects good livings standards for everyone. He regards their performance in office as vital to the success of this plan.

    “Overall, creating comfortable, favourable environments for living, working, self-fulfilment, and leisure. Not just in regional capitals, but also in small towns and rural areas. All this serves to unlock human potential, the potential of regions as a whole, and ultimately strengthens our country, ensuring its sustainable, confident development.”

    It’s a message eerily reminiscent of Soviet Russia, but it has the effects of modernity. He’s placing trust in power and in processes that flow from the Kremlin. He’s seeking to excite his new leaders – or warriors on the frontline of the Russian state – to see their corporate aims as the highest good for the country. It’s not easy as over a million Russians have now died in their pointless war, but the belief is there at least.

  • Badenoch needs to step up

    The demise of support for the Conservatives happened under a Prime Minister that sought a populist agenda. This is not the sort that is breaking news in America, but the kind that’s noticed here. It comes up in meetings and it becomes the context of government work. The trouble is it’s not popular.

    The tendency of Conservatives to come out with weird ideas hasn’t abated. The majority of proposed policy is conspiracy theory wrapped up in the moment. It’s for the crowd out in the cold. It’s for those who wish for just a slither of a vision. This isn’t real politics.

    The notion that something new is the arrival of a solution is old hat stump canvassing. It can’t live beyond the odd front door that will hear no more of it after it’s shut. The real driver of change is change itself. The message gets through that efficiency is improving and problems are resolved over time.

    This builds voter confidence. It seeds trust in politics. It makes elections winnable. The task ahead is for Badenoch to prove that she’s capable of doing something different herself. It’s not an appeal but an objective. It’s in the form of a broad directive. It’s a final notice on laziness. It’s a check on apathy.

  • Caught: Anti-State censor

    In a stunning exclusive for Conservative News Site, a suspect in anti-State censorship activities primarily aimed at Asian countries has been spotted loitering in Reading, Berkshire.

    A suspect seen in Reading, Berkshire and alleged of anti-State nefarious Journalistic activities.

    He’s accused of intimidating politicians and political leaders of all stripes. He seeks to censor speeches. He’s alleged to force cancellation of speaking engagements by making false accusations.

  • Hamas is not recognised here

    While a recognition in principle of a second state is admirable for those who follow the news, at this time only Hamas stands to gain from the announcement to Palestinians by the Prime Minister yesterday.

    The fierce war Israel is having to fight is similar to the one on our doorsteps. The surfacing of terrorists here to bomb us is only the tip of an iceberg. There’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. The work of counter terrorism policing is so vast it’s now a separate discipline.

    There is still further fear about its manifest effects elsewhere. Lord Goldsmith is a frequent spokesperson for the position that Islam is being riled by the false activism of the violent few. He writes on X to this effect.

    However, his fear of “radical Islamist” MP’s is unfounded. The real threat is terrorism that can get anywhere. The spread of Hamas’ propaganda – and operatives – has come at a price while its claims are fraudulent and harm the peace process itself.

  • Revealed: Russia’s long cold war

    The Russia that we know of is not as historical as we presume, that’s if your dealings with it are purely on its modern terms. The Presidency of Russia is known as technically advanced for example, and it has a tight grip on the Russian people. Its level of control is far higher than in other Western democracies.

    However, the Russian state itself is still riven with desires for older times or more brutal control. There are competing factions that want different forms of Presidency, but these are ideals for a dictatorship and not a more open rule.

    The rumours swirl around the Kremlin, the seat of its power, that Putin has faced tumultuous times in his terms. These include his family disappearing from view, attempts at takeover, and internal conflict. This is not flattering for an administration of public relations.

  • Jeffrey Epstein is a distraction

    It’s the format of News Journalism right now to ‘get to know’ a pervert over a public figure. It’s led to the spread of ignorance. We don’t understand our times. We know less about our leaders.

    It can’t be so that a dead obsessive has more to say to us than a living example. Yet, sadly, in News Journalism we’re often told so. The other sadness is that once they’re gone, it’s too late.

    In his way Charlie Kirk proved useful to a lot people in a lot of different walks of life but it didn’t dissuade the perpetual coverage. It never does. It’s a menace that brings drama, and also plays the victim.

  • We can’t have every protest

    The protests people have against injustice have a tendency to spill over now. It’s not a new radicalism that’s baying at the steps of legislative houses, but a deep discontent about life and corruption of power.

    The scourge of bad tempered reactions to delay or deception in political office is flaring up right in front of us. It’s justified by the Left and Right, and yet leaves us bereft of answers, or ways forward.

    A state of revolt in Brazil, discord in Thailand, and strong emotions in Nepal expose the frailty of governance in the context of freedom. But it also demonstrates that some have bad intentions toward our legislatures. It becomes a threat to us all if it’s real.