Jacques Gallagher
@1olddemocrat
Retired academic, interested in fairness for all, politics, human rights, history, diversity and equality.
Feeble Farage is the king of sleaze! www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
The rescue of the US pilots in Iran was a great achievement. But, this isn't the first time US pilots have been rescued in war. 1,000s were rescued in Vietnam. The US ended up getting its ass kicked by a much weaker opponent. God was nowhere to be seen.
The deadly legacy of 14 years of incompetent Tory rule which was full of cuts to welfare and the NHS. Our life expectancy is in decline. www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
Why does Trump attack Iran when the 2 countries are engaged in negotiations to reduce tensions between them? It's almost as if Trump wants war.... www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
This is a disgusting racist attack on the Obamas, a couple who stand head and shoulders above the Trumps. The latter have no honour, moral standards, competence or humane qualities. They should be ostracised from society. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
You can always rely on Jenrick to distort reality! www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula... Why did knife crime go up so much when Tories were in power?
The dishonesty of Tories, reform and Trump is astonishing. Avery informative article. The negotiations started under Tory PM Sunak. Source www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Weird how much Putin and his lackey, the felon president, share the same taste for gold leaf. What else do they share? www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
The British state acted exactly like Putin to create its empire, why are some of them so proud of it? theguardian.com/world/2021/n... theguardian.com/science/2023... theguardian.com/news/2024/ma... theconversation.com/concentratio... theguardian.com/world/2022/m... theguardian.com/books/2022/m...
Farmers shouldn't get new death tax breaks, until they show that they have got a plan to cut the huge pollution they create that damages our environment. Subsidies should also be tapered off if it is found they aren't taking measures to cut pollution.
The fact that Gibb was a Tory sympathiser and pushed a more right wing agenda explains a lot. The independence of the past, was shelved to allow a clearer legitimisation of right wing perspectives and weaken trust in the BBC. www.theguardian.com/media/ng-int...
This is the major flaw of all pronouncements made by brexiters, their grasp of reality is very weak. Nor do they have any grasp of what it means to be part of a caring community. gov.uk/government/s...
Unfortunately, the English have a long history of racism, nor have they bothered to hide it. What's interesting is that the racists were predicting the collapse of the UK a long time ago. Of course they were proved wrong!
I did not like what Kirk used to say, but liked his freedom under the First Amendment, to say it. Why is the felon and his administration punishing others for using it? They act as if they can't bear to hear anything that goes against their opinions. They're against freedom.
Brexit didn't solve any of the UK's problems, it made them worse, e.g. the number of refugee boats landing on our shores. With our governments getting more authoritarian, we need it more than ever. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The felon, in attacking Canada, has shot the US tourist sector in the head. He isn't doing anything right and US population is paying the cost. Source www.thetravel.com/usa-tourism-....
US police kill many people. Apparently police forces are reluctant to provide much data. Source of graph www.statista.com/statistics/5... Source of pictures policeepi.uic.edu/data-civilia...
At a time when less that 1% of the English population own more than 50% of its land, the right to roam is needed more than ever. This book tells you all you need! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
It seems that the Israeli government will never feel it has killed enough Palestinians. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2... www.statista.com/statistics/1...
Not that democratic! Women only got the vote on the same basis as men in 1928. Our FPTP electoral system means there have only been 2 governments since 1918 with a majority of the votes cast. We need PR system!
Reform never knowingly tells the truth! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...