I realize I risk offending some regular readers by publishing this article, maybe even the majority, hence the title. Entering the world of discussion on Covid is entering a minefield. … Continue reading
May turns winning hand into busted flush
Less than two months have flown since Theresa May gave her one and only reason for calling a snap election. Yet that one and only reason seems to have slipped … Continue reading
Corporate Media in Heavy Trumpcrush!
Talking about the corporate media – like I so often do – does anybody in England actually read the papers, or even watch the news on the telly, anymore? If they … Continue reading
I wrote Fake News for a National British Newspaper!
In the spring of 2002 I was living in countryside of Andalucia when I submitted an idea for a regular column to the travel section of UK’s Independent newspaper. Intent … Continue reading
Modern First Family
Modern First Family – TV review With Fake News hitting the corporate headlines it’s getting almost impossible to distinguish fake news from real news. In order to let our readers judge … Continue reading
Ol’ Mophead Mops up the Votes
I don’t know what to say. I really don’t. But, looking for the tiniest ray of sunshine on the cloudiest of days, at least Hillary didn’t win. Now, now, before … Continue reading
No question about it, Hillary is either honest or dishonest
Though I don’t want to be called a Trumpist – it sounds so silly – there can be little doubt the latest Clinton email upset has left slavish hacks on both … Continue reading
Hurrah for the Blackshirts!
It Can’t Happen Here On the morning of April 9th 1940 mum’s cousin, Bjørg, got out of bed to celebrate her eleventh birthday. That wasn’t the only event to make the … Continue reading
Sanders Campaign gets Sparks and Sparkle
On February 12th this year Dan Froomkin, the influential Washington Editor of the Intercept, used an article slamming Hillary Clinton’s slavish adherence the doctrines of Henry Kissinger to solicit likely … Continue reading
Bellingcat: the Dead Cat Factory
There have been two new developments in the long-awaited criminal investigation report into MH17 over the last couple of weeks. Though you might’ve read about one, you’re far less likely … Continue reading
Aleppo: The Corporate Media Credibility Gap
“Less than four years ago, Aleppo was a prosperous and beautiful city. Christians and Muslims lived side by side, as did Sunni and Shia. A tolerant culture was sustained by … Continue reading
Ruffled Petals at the Guardian
In another principled stand against information it doesn’t like very much the Guardian has made it quite clear that anyone linking to the renegade Off-Guardian site will be banned from … Continue reading
Bryan Hemming 