The Halfbike has arrived. Second Kickstarter parcel of the day, this one from Bulgaria! We will be …
The Halfbike has arrived. Second Kickstarter parcel of the day, this one from Bulgaria! We will be 40 proud owners in London, where and when should we have a get together (after assembling and mastering the beast)? IMG_20151231_163542.jpg
Insect powered Jungle Bar. Double whammy from Kickstarter supported projects: first, from Iceland, …
Insect powered Jungle Bar. Double whammy from Kickstarter supported projects: first, from Iceland, 12 chocolate, cranberry and cricket bars… IMG_20151231_175427.jpg
Photo sociale (2).
Photo sociale (2). A voir ces halles obscures, ces carreaux cassés, ces longs bâtiments dont des pans de toit commencent à s’effondrer, on imagine que toute activité industrielle a cessé ici depuis près d’un siècle. …
Black, gay, in a wheelchair.
Black, gay, in a wheelchair. Black, gay, and in a wheelchair, D’Arcee Charington Neal wants everyone like him to not be shortchanged on experiences.
The radical left in the Labour party.
The radical left in the Labour party. The former chief speechwriter and strategist for Tony Blair offers a devastating critique of how the demise of New Labour and the successive failures of Brown and Miliband have left Labour in a parlous state. It is now home to two parties – one made up of Corbyn …
My Halfbike should arrive in January…
My Halfbike should arrive in January… The Dark Half of the Bike
Charlie, Paris, Kerry, Fourest, Islamophobia.
Charlie, Paris, Kerry, Fourest, Islamophobia. Standpoint magazine
How I am a Socialist since 45 years.
How I am a Socialist since 45 years. I do not want Jeremy Corbyn to be Prime Minister. There are lots of ways of saying that and then dodging whether I’d vote Labour if he was our candidate for Prime Minister. I have a good local MP and I live in a safe seat, so …
Elections régionales et pratique de la proportionnelle. J’avoue n’avoir pas compris la consigne de …
Elections régionales et pratique de la proportionnelle. J'avoue n'avoir pas compris la consigne de retrait pur et simple des listes de gauche au deuxième tour en vue d'empêcher le FN d'arriver en tête. Bon, finalement ça n'a concerné que le Nord et Paca. Mais ce sont aussi historiquement les deux fédérations les plus puissantes du …
Ban Trump and other heinous preachers?
Ban Trump and other heinous preachers? Last summer, I read a free e-book of Sinclair Lewis’ 1930’s novel “it can’t happen here”. An interesting dystopian count…
7. "Get a civil partnership — for your mothers sake."
7. "Get a civil partnership — for your mothers sake." No mosque has enough parking and muslim men love to complain about it. I don’t care how young or trendy they are, within…
Forensic deconstruction of Stop The War and the Far Left.
Forensic deconstruction of Stop The War and the Far Left. Who are Stop the War?
When feminists and LGBTs support Islamists against secularists – at a University.
When feminists and LGBTs support Islamists against secularists – at a University. By supporting fundamentalists, the Left simply chooses one camp in a political struggle without acknowledging it. Maryam Namazie, a trenchant campaigner against religious fundamentalism, made this …
Débat sur l’intervention en Syrie à la Chambre des Communes
L’honneur des travaillistes sauvé par une minorité de leurs parlementaires La Chambre basse du Parlement britannique est l’archétype du parlementarisme: elle en a à nouveau fait la démonstration avec le débat sur l’extension à la Syrie des frappes aériennes britanniques qui ont déjà cours sur le versant irakien contre les tenants d’un Etat islamiste à …