Wednesday 11 December 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on DIY Fact Checking
If you live in the UK and haven’t already submitted a postal vote, I hope you are registered to vote (if eligible) and planning for how you are going to get to your local polling station tomorrow. Meanwhile, with a … Continue reading
Tuesday 3 December 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on I’ve voted… will you?
Knowing that it was uncertain whether I’d be in Oxford or Loughborough on 12 December, I elected to arrange a postal vote. It turns out that I’ll be in Loughborough and will be getting the keys to a rental property … Continue reading
Monday 25 November 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on In the Echo Chamber
If my Facebook feed is to be believed, the UK is set for a massive Labour victory in the forthcoming General Election. There are numerous reasons for believing that Labour’s manifesto is not economic madness but moving us towards a … Continue reading
Tuesday 29 October 2019
by Wulf
Comments Off on What Makes You Trust Someone?
In answer to my own question, I think it is easiest to trust someone who has proven themselves trustworthy. You might give someone the benefit of the doubt but, the bigger the stakes, the more it is wise to not … Continue reading
Monday 9 July 2018
by Wulf
Comments Off on Melting Down Conservatively
I was busy on Friday and missed the reports about Theresa May’s Chequers accord on Brexit; by the time it came to catching up this morning, senior cabinet ministers have started dropping like flies (insert frustrated rant about the Tory … Continue reading
Saturday 10 June 2017
by Wulf
Comments Off on Election Haiku
So, history shows that the gambit of trying to claim an increased mandate to support negotiations around leaving the EU was less than successful. A lot of people turned up to vote, although more would have been better. Theresa May … Continue reading
Thursday 8 June 2017
by Wulf
Comments Off on X Marks the Spot
I probably don’t need to tell you to vote or that I’ve now voted. I think I have made my views clear in the past, including yesterday’s post, and I had thought I might take the lead from the rules … Continue reading