But we had Russell Brand on our side!

Russell Brand - Political thinker

Here is a nice piece by Brendon O'Neil in the Spectator online: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/05/the-biggest-loser-of-the-night-russell-brand/ And here is a little piece I wrote about the Nowhere Men earlier in the year: https://quadrant.org.au/opinion/qed/2015/01/john-lennon-nowhere-man/

O Frabjous Day!

George Galloway: People, where is the Respect in Bradford West?

The end of Western civilisation might still be averted: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11591124/George-Galloway-reported-to-police-for-breaking-election-law.html

In-Out Referendum in UK on EU by the end of 2017

On January 23, 2013, Prime Minister Cameron promised the people of the United Kingdom an in-out referendum on membership in the EU. He has been re-elected.

The leftist British newspaper the Independent might well have won its battle against Ukip but it has lost the war against the Tories: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/generalelection/live-general-election-2015-polls-latest-results-vote-10230994.html
See, also, this Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proposed_referendum_on_United_Kingdom_membership_of_the_European_Union

The 'Mastermind' of the Charlie Hebdo massacre killed

Nasser bin Al al Ansi

Thomas Joscelyn on the death of Nasser bin Ali al Ansi in The Long War Journal:http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/05/al-qaedas-deputy-general-manager-killed-in-us-drone-strike.php

Killer Bee Swarm Vs Freedomism

This is one kind of Holocaust Inversion that I support!

The war against pro-Israel academics continues unabated: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Articles/Article.aspx/16878#.VUftjdqqpBd

The May 2015 Quadrant is out!

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I have an article in the May 2015 edition of Quadrant titled "Wiser Men on the Iranian Deal" but it is, as yet, behind a subscriber wall. I received my copy of the magazine today and have already read Giles Auty's article titled "Brian Sewell and the Rise of State-Approved Art". Auty is one of my favourite writers on art and his current effort does not disappoint.

Salman Rushdie: "You can find shame in every house"

They put this guy on our stamps? Mr Anti-bourgeois-bohemian-socialist himself! 

No more will I attempt to struggle through Peter Carey's wordy tosh. In truth, he probably did his best work in the advertising industry while still a young bloke. But now this! As an Australian I find Carey's anti-PEN dribble rather embarrassing. As a member of the civilised world I would have to say, well, ditto: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/books-magazines/australian-author-peter-carey-protests-charlie-hebdo-award-in-new-york/story-fn9412vp-1227323974792