Can I begin by sharing something I wrote for social media: Imagine a world without music, art, books, performing arts, creativity, humour, love, caresses, joy. None of these things come from government, all these things are for us, by us, great and small, so it is worth pausing to consider their and our incredible power… […]
Tag: violence of poverty
Killing in the name of Jesus is still murder – poverty and war
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,298 Sunday 27 December 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, In your Christmas speech you said: “It is because they (armed forces) face danger that we have peace. And that is what we mark today as we celebrate the birth of God’s only son, Jesus Christ – the Prince […]
The clear and present danger to Britain isn’t ISIS, it’s the Tories
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,266 Wednesday 25 November 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, £178 billion to be spent on military equipment over 10 years – 20 million people in Britain living in poverty today. You said in a press conference that this military spending would help keep us safe for generations to […]
Tories – ‘the party of working people, offering you security at every stage of your life.’
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,175 Tuesday 11 August 2015. The letters with links are also available at ‘Fear and loathing in Great Britain’ https://fearandloathingingreatbritain.wordpress.com/ Dear Mr Cameron, As I have said many times, the deceit that you are making work pay is in exploiting people for more profit, making work pay […]
Government extremism, the elephant in the room that must be challenged
A letter a day to number 10. No 1,163 Thursday 30 July 2015. Dear Mr Cameron, Let’s talk about extremism. Now there’s an elephant sitting squarely in the middle of the room. You began your recent speech at Ninestiles School in Birmingham with the following, “Over generations, we have built something extraordinary in Britain – […]
Fear and Loathing in Great Britain 