Current Affairs/Political Archive
1 Dec 2015
The BBC: Blatantly Biased about Climate
By Bobbo On 1 December 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
In time for the Paris Climate conference the BBC has put up a guide to global warming entitled “Six Graphics that Explain Climate Change”. The first one entitled “What is the problem” indicates the world is getting
27 Nov 2015
More Carbon Reduction, More Premature Deaths?
By Bobbo On 27 November 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
The Paris climate talks meeting is convening on Monday 30th November to a background of coincidentally-timed scare stories, dutifully carried by the BBC and generated, as usual, by the University of East Anglia and the UN’s World
6 Nov 2015
Voting and Equivocal Mandates: Reform of the Lords should heed the EU experience
By Bobbo On 6 November 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
Mandate is an interesting word. Apart from sounding like a brand of aftershave or perfume formulated by the losing team from a task on “The Apprentice”, in a democracy it’s the authority for political action bestowed on
1 Nov 2015
Coincidence drives conspiracy theories, not conspiracy theorists
By Bobbo On 1 November 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
The former BBC correspondent, Jacky Sutton, was found dead, apparently hanged, in a toilet on the 17th of October in Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, Turkey, and was widely reported. The 50 year-old PhD student was acting Iraq director
7 Oct 2015
Religion and Global Warming: more in common than you might think
By Bobbo On 7 October 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
The Pope’s warnings of the effects of man-made global warming, and the now rather vaguer ‘climate change’, are rather appropriate. Both religion and man-made global warming are based on a belief system. The Catholic religion has original
10 Sep 2015
Loose but Reasonable Women
By Bobbo On 10 September 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
On the daytime chat show Loose Women, a celebrity guest, the Pretenders’ singer Chrissie Hynde admitted she had been sexually assaulted when she was 21. She said she took “full responsibility” for the assault and added “If
25 Aug 2015
The roles of Jeremy Corbyn and Nigel Farage in the UK’s almost perfect Marxist society
By Bobbo On 25 August 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
Even Karl Marx was aware that the capitalist system was an efficient and effective way of wealth creation. His vehement opposition to it related to the exploitation and working conditions of the labour force. The development of
20 Aug 2015
Economic Migrant or Refugee? A simple definition
By Bobbo On 20 August 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
A metaphorical chasm has opened up in Libya allowing the possibility of access into Europe to those from Africa and the Middle East who are striving for a better and more secure life. With limited and strained resources throughout the countries
19 Aug 2015
Hereditary Guilt: a Worthless and Absurd Concept
By Bobbo On 19 August 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
Last week, Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended the memorial service in Tokyo to mark the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender to end World War 2. The occasion brought about familiar calls for Japan
11 Aug 2015
The Greatest Aid to Recruiting British Police
By Bobbo On 11 August 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
There are disturbingly frequent stories coming from America involving policemen shooting unarmed members of the public. That some recent high-profile cases have involved unarmed black youths has suggested a racial bias. Indeed a federal report alleged overwhelming