Category: Polithicks
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Thought Vomit #174: ft. Buzz Aldrin
I was watching [amazon asin=B001U3EOH6&text=In The Shadow Of The Moon] the other night, and it made me grin throughout. The NASA footage of the Apollo 11 launch was breathtaking. And towards the end, the Apollo-nauts began to talk about how their trips to the moon had given them a uniquely planetary outlook in their lives. It…
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Thought Vomit #170: ft. The Tweet Heard Around The World
When Obama tweeted a picture of himself and MIchelle hugging, adding the caption “Four More Years”, it became the most retweeted thing in history. I suppose, if nothing else, it shows how important the US election was to all of us non-Americans. The result prompted me to write something on Twitter myself. The thought amused…
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Thought Vomit #134: ft. The Milibandwagon
David Miliband’s decision to step down from “front-line” politics says nothing about his relationship with his brother, nor about their political differences. But it does speak volumes about the state of political journalism. That one of the best minds in modern politics feels he cannot be part of a much needed and effective opposition, simply…
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Thought Vomit #129: ft. Her Majesty’s Deficit
The Queen arrived at parliament in a gold gilded coach, wearing a crown encrusted with jewels, and the first thing she said was that we need to save a bit of cash. Well, the fourteen horse-mounted guards in their hand-stitched livery could go for a start. Not to mention the racist ventriloquist dummy who sits…
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Thought Vomit #128: ft. Ill-Thunked Thoughts On A Hung Parliament
Why is everyone assuming that it’s the Liberal Democrats who will hold the balance of power in a hung parliament? The Lib Dems choice clearly rests on how much electoral reform they can wrestle from any deal – so the presumption is that they will host a bidding war between Labour and the Conservatives. Thus…
