Alan Simpson

Common Insecurity – Britain in a world of political confusion

Iran’s blocking of the Strait of Hormuz, in response to Trump/Netanyahu’s illegal war, has thrown the world into chaos. It triggered a cascade of crises that was long overdue. Sadly, we seem to be chasing all...

The Rupture – politics in the ashes of globalisation

    It isn’t often I end up singing Keir Starmer’s praises, but keeping Britain out of an illegal war on Iran deserves some recognition. It is a war everyone will lose. In one sense Donald Trump and Benjamin...

Drugs, democracy and distractions – the bigger issues behind Trump’s Venezuelan piracy

  Forget drugs. Forget democracy. The real issue behind Trump’s pillaging of international law and the kidnapping of President Maduro is a last ditch attempt to save the dollar. Labour’s reluctance to say that...

Pirates of the Caribbean

Trump and the new world disorder Let’s be clear. Donald Trump is not a Hollywood version of Jack Sparrow. His motivations are closer to those of Boko Haram than to international diplomacy. Seize what you want...

Running AMOC – the politics of complete confusion

How easy it is to be overwhelmed by trivia. In a faux collision between Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee, supporters of Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting fall out over who should lead the Labour Party. At the same...

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