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Month: December 2017

Nick Clegg, Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and why none of them want a level political playing field

A close friend sent me a petition to sign, objecting to Nick Clegg bagging a K, while Nigel […]

John Ward December 30, 2017 OFFICIAL: UK leaders detest the democratic ideal

Heat exhaustion, added-value taxis, & aliens in my beach-bag

Pretty much every day I forget how old I am. This causes me to do silly things like […]

John Ward December 29, 2017 Oldie in Goa

INDIA: What can it teach a UK that has lost its way?

I find myself fascinated by the easygoing Goan socio-religious tolerance. I’m also interested in Indian history generally, because […]

John Ward December 27, 2017 Uncategorized

At the End of (Christmas) Day

Why was Christmas pretty good for me this year, as Christmases go? One expat’s take on the unexpected […]

John Ward December 26, 2017 Christmas

Banal British Cowering….aka, the BBC

 The unbearable lightness of the BBC is a tragic thing to behold. Neither élitist nor tabloid, it gives […]

John Ward December 24, 2017 BBC gets D-minus for news content

Peace on Earth and goodwill be unto all men. Except Boris Johnson and Damian Green.

 Suffused as I am with seasonal spirit, it is important not to give exemption to Anti-Christs. The best […]

John Ward December 22, 2017 Zero goodwill policy for Boris Johnson

SloGoa IV: forever seeking petunias in the onion patch

 How many Goans can you get onto a scooter? The answer is six: one person to drive, and […]

John Ward December 20, 2017 Oases in Goa

The NHS: why Tory radicalism and Labour rigidity are both equally likely to kill it.

  Another plea for the ideologues to lay down their livelihoods in favour of the lives of their […]

John Ward December 18, 2017 Save the NHS from death by ideology

SUNDAY SHORT STORY: Smiley’s Brexit

George Smiley walked into the safe house, free at last from the wintry deluge beyond. He climbed the […]

John Ward December 17, 2017 Behind the scenes of BREXIT

At the End of the Day

 ‘The time has come’ the Slogrus thought, ‘to write of many a thing – of little tuk-tuk taxis […]

John Ward December 15, 2017 Natural Science in Goa

CUTTING THE CRAP: how and why banks and government are preparing to save themselves with your money.

 In the UK, the eurozone, the Middle East and Asia, it is Game On for restricting bank withdrawals […]

John Ward December 14, 2017 Global money-grab logic

BREAKING: The news houndroids are coming as Draghi mulls Apocalypse inflation, dressing rooms flare up, and Winklevoss is unmoved by giraffe bashing.

Even as Associated Press moves ahead with automated news writing services, Reuters has in turn announced a greater […]

John Ward December 12, 2017 Why fake news when real news so bizarre?

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