Pope Francis has written a remarkable letter, dated Easter Sunday, 12 April 2020, to members of Popular Movements and community...

Dismantle Catholicism, Destroy the Common Good, and Feed the World! Unravelling the fake radicalism of libertarian fantasies. I wish to...

I had a look at the hi-fi for the first time since my dad died. I haven't been using it. I wanted to listen to my Andrea Bocelli CD's in...

US's global reputation hits rock-bottom And here is one reason among many as to why I don’t suffer American idiots any more. And more...

Love and Light, Healing and Hope - Andrea Bocelli's 'Music for Hope.' Andrea Bocelli’s live performance in Milan was a wonderful...

Liars, bullies and trolls Andrea Bocelli’s live performance in Milan was a wonderful experience and has gone down a storm across the...

I posted The Guardian review of Massimo Faggioli’s The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis on social media, The Liminal Papacy of Pope Francis...

There may well still be some people around who don't appreciate the gravity of this crisis. I am beyond pussy-footing around with such...

Having witnessed the remarkable response on the part of large sections of the general public to government mishandling (and worse) of the...

Simple, straightforward words from Emily Maitlis exposing language that is trite and misleading, and myths that need debunking. Maitlis...

Talk of social transformation is in the air. People are becoming aware of the extent to which there can be no going back to normality,...

CORONA V _ R _ S Remove the I and U and take them elsewhere into the building of a new public community based on the unity of each and...

Socialism and class Are we are all socialists now? I think not. 'Big' government as such is not socialism. We are being asked to...

I am doing my level best these days to stay clear of engaging in ‘debates’ on social media. There is wisdom in knowing which fights to...

If I may talk about myself (as usual), this interview with Jurgen Habermas caught my eye for personal reasons. I organized my work around...

When is it time for politics? Living in the greatest (immediate) global crisis in our lifetime is a bit overwhelming, an American friend...

Liberty, they say, when they mean licence. A microcosm of the libertarianism of recent decades. The anarchy of the rich and powerful...

I could become very annoying on social media, checking right wing mendacity and stupidity whenever I come across it. It isn’t hard to...

I was moved to write this blog post after having read Stephen Pollard’s article ‘I’m frightened I’ll die of Covid-19.’ Here, Pollard...

“Other evils there are that may come; for Sauron is himself but a servant or emissary. Yet it is not our part to master all the tides of...