Tag Archives: politics

On Red and Blue

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Andrew Hickey

I’ve had a couple of experiences on Twitter recently which I’m going to generalise into a statement about the whole of British politics at the moment, like a proper columnist would, or something. (I’m being flippant because this is one … Continue reading →

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A Few Things We In The UK Can Do

Posted on January 29, 2017 by Andrew Hickey

I’m not planning on posting much about politics in the next few days, because the world situation and everything about it are so obviously bad that I can’t usefully contribute. Everyone reading this, I hope, knows my views on fascism … Continue reading →

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No, A Tribute Band Wasn’t Going To Play Trump’s Inauguration

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Andrew Hickey

This blog post is a request post. Specifically, it’s at the request of my wife, Holly. You get to request posts too, if you’re married to me. Anyway, there’s a story going round social media, backed up by links to … Continue reading →

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On Maximum Wages and Inequality

Posted on January 10, 2017 by Andrew Hickey

In his recent burst of activity, UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn has made several fairly controversial statements. Some I agree with him totally on (the crisis in the NHS due to underfunding), and others I disagree with him totally on … Continue reading →

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A Simple Thought on the US Election

Posted on December 31, 2016 by Andrew Hickey

I have seen a lot of people, over the last few weeks, putting the blame on various different factors for Hillary Clinton’s loss. “It was the FBI!”, “It was BernieBros!”, “It was Putin!”, “It was Jill Stein!”, “it was fake … Continue reading →

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