“Yet how brutal and destructive that counter-revolution proved to be, as whole communities were destroyed, especially in the industrial heartlands of northern England, Wales and Scotland, communities that have not recovered to this day. And how unbending was the doctrine that came to be known as Thatcherism.” — New Statesman’s view of Thatcherism, read the article here.
“One might ask why tobacco is legal and marijuana not. A possible answer is suggested by the nature of the crop. Marijuana can be grown almost anywhere, with little difficulty. It might not be easily marketable by major corporations. Tobacco is quite another story.” — Noam Chomsky, from the book “Deterring Democracy”.
By Alexander Ward. This was originally written for a school history journal. Unfortunately, I missed the deadline, so I will post it here. It is perhaps not the most exciting of pieces, but I hope you will find it interesting anyway. Bare in mind it was written for a school aged audience, so perhaps may appear a little simple in parts. It was originally written in October and November.
This blog will be of interest to anyone who is interested in US, UK or Middle Eastern politics, as well as some political history. Some will be simply links to other sites, others will be opinions, The Guardian has a page on it’s website called “comment is free”, I intend to keep this site like that. Reblog wherever you want to. All of the posts written by myself will be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 UK: England and Wales license.