14 December 2017 Saakashvili v Poroshenko Confrontation in Kiev. by Neil Tidmarsh They’re armed and masked when they come for him. But he escapes onto the rooftop while they’re smashing the door down. They give chase and finally corner him on the edge of a deep drop to the street below. He threatens to throw… Continue reading Issue 133: 2017 12 14: Saakashvili v Poroshenko (Neil Tidmarsh)
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Issue 132:2017 12 07:A bad time for bad guys part II (Neil Tidmarsh)
07 December 2017 A Bad Time For Bad Guys (Part II) Slobodan Praljak and Ali Abdullah Saleh. By Neil Tidmarsh There’s more bad news this week for those of you out there who’ve made a career out of hi-jacking a whole country. You’ve scrambled to the top of the political pile via armed rebellion, civil… Continue reading Issue 132:2017 12 07:A bad time for bad guys part II (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 131:2017 12 30: Robert Mugabe, Ratko Mladic… and President Assad?(Neil Tidmarsh)
30 November 2017 Robert Mugabe, Ratko Mladic… and President Assad? A bad time for bad guys By Neil Tidmarsh Last week, Robert Mugabe was forced to resign as president of Zimbabwe; this week, Ratko Mladic was found guilty of war crimes at The Hague and sentenced to life in prison. It seems to be a… Continue reading Issue 131:2017 12 30: Robert Mugabe, Ratko Mladic… and President Assad?(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 130:2017 11 23 :Kenya and Zimbabwe (Neil Tidmarsh)
23 November 2017 Kenya And Zimbabwe One president stays in, another president goes out. by Neil Tidmarsh This week, the Supreme Court in one East African country decided that the president should stay, while the governing party (with the help of the army) in another East African country decided that the president should go. One… Continue reading Issue 130:2017 11 23 :Kenya and Zimbabwe (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 129:2017 11 16:A New Peace Plan For Palestine And Israel(Neil Tidmarsh)
16 November 2017 A New Peace Initiative For Palestine And Israel Surprisingly viable, surprisingly ominous. By Neil Tidmarsh So the White House is preparing a plan for peace between Israel and Palestine. That’s a good thing, isn’t it, whatever we might think about the current resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC? But it’s bound… Continue reading Issue 129:2017 11 16:A New Peace Plan For Palestine And Israel(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 127:2017 11 02:Creating A New State(Neil Tidmarsh)
02 November 2017 Creating A New State The most dangerous and reckless of all political endeavours. By Neil Tidmarsh So Carles Puigdemont – having declared a new independent state of Catalonia last week – has now fled to Belgium, and Catalonia is under direct rule from Madrid. And Masoud Barzani – having declared a new… Continue reading Issue 127:2017 11 02:Creating A New State(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia (Neil Tidmarsh)
26 October 2017 Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia Stately pleasure domes decreed by Google and Prince Mohammed. By Neil Tidmarsh Last week President Sisi of Egypt donned the mantle of Coleridge’s Kubla Khan and announced plans to build his country a new capital city – “a miracle of rare device” no doubt – in… Continue reading Issue 126: 2017 10 26: Xanadu in Canada and Saudi Arabia (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 125:2017 10 19:New Capital (Neil Tidmarsh)
19 October 2017 New Chinese Capital For A New Egyptian Capital A Chinese president, a plutocratic philosopher, an ancient British king & a heretic pharoah. by Neil Tidmarsh The nineteenth Chinese Communist Party Congress taking place this week will be an austere affair, unlike previous congresses. This time there will be no free facials, haircuts,… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:New Capital (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 124:2017 10 12:Show Yourself (Neil Tidmarsh)
12 October 2017 Show Yourself Face on for a face off. By Neil Tidmarsh The Austrian government’s Anti-Face Veiling Act came into force last Sunday, and only days later this ‘burka ban’ law claimed its first victim. But the victim wasn’t a woman wearing a burka. It was a man dressed up as a shark.… Continue reading Issue 124:2017 10 12:Show Yourself (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 123: 2017 10 05: All Right? (Neil Tidmarsh)
05 October 2017 All Right? Not quite. By Neil Tidmarsh A couple of weeks ago, as the German elections approached, I wrote that the far-right anti-immigrant AfD (Alternative For Germany) “is in disarray”. And what happened on election day? The AfD emerged as the third biggest party in parliament. It won 13% of the votes,… Continue reading Issue 123: 2017 10 05: All Right? (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Terror and the internet (Neil Tidmarsh)
21 September 2017 Terror And The Internet A political challenge, not a technological one. By Neil Tidmarsh This week Theresa May is hosting an event at the UN general assembly in New York which will be attended by representatives of internet companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, Google and Twitter. The purpose of the event is… Continue reading Issue 121: 2017 09 21: Terror and the internet (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 120:2017 09 14: Germany Approaches General Elections (Neil Tidmarsh)
14 September 2017 Germany Approaches General Elections On confident and fashionable feet. By Neil Tidmarsh The German foot scored yet another World Championship winning goal this week. But not at football – Teutonic mastery of that field has long been acknowledged by the rest of us as predictable and inevitable. No, the field which we… Continue reading Issue 120:2017 09 14: Germany Approaches General Elections (Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue 119:2017 09 07:Kim Jong-un v President Xi (Neil Tidmarsh)
07 September 2017 Kim Jong-un v. President Xi Is Pyongyang shouting at Beijing rather than Washington? By Neil Tidmarsh Two days ago, the North Korean ambassador to the UN in Geneva said that his country’s recent weapons test was “a gift package addressed to none other than the US”. But could this statement be just… Continue reading Issue 119:2017 09 07:Kim Jong-un v President Xi (Neil Tidmarsh)
