Author Archives: j4ckiebr0wn

It’s a Strange Old World…

Posted on October 10, 2016 by j4ckiebr0wn

… some days you read something, by a politician, a journalist or just a regular Tweeter or Facebooker, and it makes you feel like giving them a standing ovation or at least a hearty pat on the back. Other days … Continue reading →

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Labour’s New Look

Posted on September 30, 2016 by j4ckiebr0wn

Found this online today: The Labour Party· Meet Clive Lewis MP.”I’d like to think those kind of leadership skills that I discovered in the army you can bring into this position as a Shadow Defence Minister. What’s so important about … Continue reading →

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The Labour plotters are right about Jeremy Corbyn ;)

Posted on September 30, 2016 by j4ckiebr0wn

A little gem from The Independent: independent.co.uk The Labour plotters are right about Jeremy Corbyn Mark Steel   Well, that was a highly successful three-month campaign to get rid of Jeremy Corbyn. There’s nothing like spending all summer on a … Continue reading →

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Guiding Light or the Grey Rebels?

Posted on August 5, 2016 by j4ckiebr0wn

My main problem with the current situation is how those who disagree with Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership went about the business of trying to change things. Instead of picking one or more representatives who would declare their candidacy and trigger an … Continue reading →

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Labour Party History & A Bit Of Deja-vu?

Posted on July 31, 2016 by j4ckiebr0wn

The current situation in the Labour Party reminds me of what happened in 1980-83, especially with people posting pictures of the huge rallies which Michael Foot used to have, with dire warnings about how it all went wrong for him. … Continue reading →

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Austerity Measures Harming Economic Growth

Posted on May 30, 2016 by j4ckiebr0wn

I read this article in The Guardian. You can find it here. Apparently the latest report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has discovered, at long last, that subjecting people to austerity measures actually harms economic growth. If you restrict … Continue reading →

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I’ve been thinking…

Posted on April 1, 2016 by j4ckiebr0wn

…about the war in Syria, all the refugees and the terrorist attacks we hear of on a daily basis. I worry about this stuff because I have children and grandchildren and I’d like them to live in a world without … Continue reading →

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