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
8 Aug 2015
Reality, or perhaps more accurately, Judgemental TV
Rollerball, the 1975 movie starring James Caan, was a view of a dystopian future world that had been pacified and was under corporate control. Despite, or rather because of, the absence of war, the rulers recognised that
5 Aug 2015
Greekonomics
By Bobbo On 5 August 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
With Greece in the news again after an interval of what seems like hours, does anyone know if the dire Greek economic situation has been resolved with the EU bail-out? Is the EU’s economic plan for Greece working
3 Aug 2015
Go Scotland!
By Bobbo On 3 August 2015 In Current Affairs/Political
I’m a great fan of democracy because democracy delivers. That no famine has ever occurred in a democracy is testament to the fact that the removal of a government by the people, come their next election, is
27 Jul 2015
Hello and welcome to the Burning Question Poll blog
By Bobbo On 27 July 2015 In A Warm Welcome!
I’m using this blog to go into a little more depth about various topical subjects that will end up with a direct ‘question of the day’ on the Burning Question poll site and app. Essentially any question can