Year: 2019

In what could fairly be called a “landside win” for Mr. Boris Johnson, The United Kingdom’s general election has been won by the Conservative Party, with a clear majority of some eighty seats over all the other political parties combined. This empowers him to unopposedly push through the Brexit agreement he negotiated with the European Union. Sadness and explanations from Dave…

Dave won’t be getting to vote at all in the UK General Election today – he’s been out of the country too long, and doesn’t qualify to vote. If Britain had proportional representation, it might be different. Britain needs electoral reform. But, for those who can vote, he recommends Nicola Sturgeon and the SNP in Scotland and, on balance, the Labour party in England. Wales and Northern Ireland? Undecided… Why? Read on…

Thanks to the Scottish Courts for ruling that Mr. Boris Johnson acted unlawfully in suspending the UK parliament at a moment of historical importance for the nation. Now he should recall parliament, ask the EU for an extension and resign.

There’s been a lot of coverage of Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and the criticism he’s received for having worn dark facial make-up as part of a fancy dress costume he wore to an event around 20 years ago. Some people consider this to have been racist and distasteful. Dave is somewhat bemused. Why?

Mr. Boris Johnson, the current United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister, suspended parliament on August 28, 2019, to force through the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU), almost certainly without any agreement on future relations.

Dave emerges into consciousness. His eyes slowly focus. He looks around at the impending disasters, and decides it’s time to open his mouth and speak…