Articles
Sunday, September 17, 2023
How do commentators in other countries view world politics? A round up of views and events:
Prospects for peace in Ukraine
Expansion of BRICS
Africa rejects western control
Saturday, September 16, 2023
Mission to Moscow (Victor Gollanz 1942) was written by Joseph E. Davies who was United States ambassador to the Soviet Union from 1936-38. He saw at first hand the progress being made by the young Soviet state but also the threat that it faced from war. He gives a first hand account of the prominent individuals he met, his trips round the country and the refusal of the US to act to deter Nazi Germany.
Friday, September 15, 2023
The Tory Party still has major problems. It is riven with divisions and is deeply unpopular. Polls are predicting a landslide Labour victory, but that is not set in stone. Keir Starmer's strategy is very weak. He has few actual policies to offer voters and those he has often track those of the Tories. This is not likely to inspire the electorate. His Party management, excluding those who disagree with him will demotivate Party members. This leaves him dependent on the support of the establishment media - something which could change.