Movements in the World and in the Mind
What a week for banking it was. After a period of speculations and public anger building up -would he-should he- RBS CEO Stephen Hester bowed to public pressure and waived his annual bonus. The deep fall from grace for Hester's predecessor Fred Goodwin came to some sort of conclusion in the form of stripping the... Continue Reading →
As a self-respecting fag hag I can't help being a tat condescending when people in the Western world maintain their 1950s stance that gay folk should not be allowed to marry. I know several people, who I consider as kind and good human beings, who consider the 'gay way' as the path astray. Yet, I... Continue Reading →
As some of you might know I'm a recovering news junkie, but I'm probably in denial. I evaluate news articles for a living so it's a bit like a recovering alcoholic working in a pub. In the office I can read the news for leisure – yeah, it's still that bad- pretending I'm working. You... Continue Reading →
While I was chilling on my sister's couch, performing my role as funky aunt and sister (in-law), I caught the news story on telly that France is to make the denial of the Armenian genocide a crime. This action infuriated Turkey, that denies that the mass killings of Armenians in the last days of Ottoman... Continue Reading →
Despite an under-sea tunnel connecting mainland Britain to continental Europe and housing the biggest and culturally most diverse city in Europe, the UK still suffers from island mentality occasionally. You would've thought the days of splendid isolation as a foreign policy have long gone. Yet, Prime Minister Cameron went to an EU summit last week... Continue Reading →
After days of unrest and protesters demanding the resignation of SCAF (Supreme Council of Armed Forces) as the country's ruling body, elections did go ahead last week. SCAF is still the daddy and the first round of post-Mubarak parliamentary elections passed by without any notable events. The Muslim Brotherhood did well, as expected, while liberals,... Continue Reading →
I very much believe that countries that are in general considered democracies get the leaders they deserve. We, the people after all were clever or stupid enough (not) to vote for them. Yesterday I saw a very informative and entertaining documentary by Ian Hislop, the editor of Private Eye and reoccurring Mr. Witty at Have... Continue Reading →
After months of bloodshed it seems that that spineless organisation called the Arab League is finally waking up from its comatose slumber concerning it stance on the situation in Syria and has called for action and sanctions. Meanwhile Syria seems to be sliding off into a civil-war like situation. In Egypt elections are planned for... Continue Reading →
The 'Old World' is in trouble. Deep economic, fiscal, social and in some parts political trouble. The Continent that had to show the world how it's done is ailing itself. When the powers of the Great Islamic Civilisation started to dwindle Europe defined history with colonialism, ballet, the French Revolution and 'Das Kapital' among others.... Continue Reading →
While the dawn of a another Hippy New Year is approaching Jesus would be turning in his grave, if he hadn't resurrected according to Christian teaching, if he were to witness St. Paul's Cathedral's cowardly behaviour towards the encampment on its doorstep. As a regular reader you would know my stance on the execution of... Continue Reading →
Dark Fairy Adventures 