The first edition of 'In the Parlour' discusses how propaganda is used to undermine democracy and reduce free will. It also offers up a solution to enable democracy to be enhanced and to empower the public consciousness.
Focusing on the likes of Colonel Tom Walker, Edward Bernays and George...
Tax exiles and yet more tax avoiders....
https://twitter.com/Lashesxx/status/1212370607154880512?s=20
In terms of total GDP, it is the sixth- or ninth-richest, depending on which measure you use. In terms of GDP per capita, it is the 20th- or 27th-richest.
Ultimately the calculations are complicated but by all recognised measures the UK has either slipped one place at best or possibly...
Jeremy Hunt: 'We spent just over £1 trillion bailing out the banks after the financial crisis.'
Incorrect, the total government spend was £137 billion. Most of this has been paid back and around £27 billion is still outstanding. Around £1 trillion worth of financial guarantees were provided to investors—but these...
Young female doctors are two and half times likely to take their own lives.
(University of Psychiatry)
The reasons for suicide among doctors, as in the general population, are often related to untreated or under-treated depression, bipolar disorder, or substance misuse.
We know that there are specific risk factors including GMC involvement,...
When a male honey bee climaxes during sex, his testicles explode and he dies.
Here is the Ipsos MORI data for 18-24 year olds' % voting intention over time:
2010: Lab 31, LD 30, Con 30, Other 9
2015: Lab 43, Con 27, Green 8, UKIP 8, LD 5, Other 9
2017: Lab 62, Con 27, LD 5, UKIP 2, Other 4
(@LeftieStats)
This may give us a...
In Canada it is 40%.
With the attack of globalisation and the reduction of languages worldwide the French have sought to try and protect their native tongue. By setting legal limits on radio licences it means that culturally the state can maintain some control and prevent an absolute takeover by...
With the 200th anniversary of The Peterloo Massacre in 2019 and the release of the new Mike Leigh film on November 9th, a look at its connections and aftermath via the county of Dorset would seem most fitting. The Clubmen movements of 1645 in Dorset were a direct reaction against Parliamentarian...
Anything they like!
Madness eh?
