Snouts in the trough
An outline of how the system is exploited by the rich and powerful.
The Last Word – Is the phrase ‘Broken Britain’ masking the reality of the catastrophic impact of ongoing cuts?
The term 'Broken Britain' is providing layers of acceptability and inevitability to the impact the cuts to public services have had on the lives of many,
Britain is being held to ransom by large multi-national manufacturing companies
BMW's decision to retain the production of the new electric Mini in the UK has highlighted the murky and secret world of sweeteners our government pays.
Water privatisation – a dangerously failed experiment
Privatised water companies are breaking even the very limited regulations that are in place. Privatisation has failed.
You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.
We feel a burning anger at the huge injustices we are aware of daily and the growing realisation that political parties as we know them are not the answer.
Snouts in the trough
Investments, profits, privatisation, deceit - another selection of Sunday Socialist items about the insatiable greed and deception of the rich.
The Last Word – What is friendship?
A forgotten letter written by an Italian Prisoner of War to the man who was guarding him raises so many questions about war, loss and friendship.
Snouts in the trough
There are many examples of people using power and contacts for personal gain, either to enrich themselves or increase their influence.
E is for Equality
We can campaign, legislate and change some behaviours. But changing deep-rooted social attitudes in a society with inequality at its heart is extremely hard.
Last Word
Palestine – caring but not comprehending A few years ago, during the lockdown, I complained on social media about the fact that our local electricity company had seen fit to…