2026-09-26

"No-one is safe until everyone is safe".

Which means?

"No-one is safe".

Because making everyone safe is an impossibility.

But words appeal to different people in different ways. If you have spent your earthly life in IT then you are likely to respond to the logic. In which case you may agree with the above reasoning.

If you have spent your life in a more flexible "feel good" profession such as entertainment, publishing, film-making etc then you may well have a different interpretation, regarding logic as unnecessarily limited in its ability to convey meaning.

Those that prefer to trust "the authorities" (because fundamentally they find the idea that 'authorities may be seriously untrustworthy' is a notion that they don't feel able to cope with) may appreciate the first assertion as "caring" and therefore support it in

2026-09-26

Ivor Cummins came to prominence for us during the pandemic, when his analyses pretty clearly demonstrated that we were not being told the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Quite the reverse.

He gave us all confidence that we were absolutely right to question authority.

In some respects Ivor is very much a jack of all trades, someone who can review the facts and figures, tease out and explain the significant aspects regardless of subject-matter. It's how he made his living.

Ivor himself has grown through his experiences and moved on, to now offer some words of wisdom on how we may nurture our mental strength to survive endure and prosper in these seemingly unprecedented times of authorities with feet of clay, or worse. Those who have habitually constructed their world-view from official pronouncements and officially-approved news sources will need to review and update such predispositions if they want to keep up with incoming events... it

2026-09-26

"... an entire way of life – a way toward health, well-being, and happiness – has been [and is being - ed] stolen from us... forced out of existence"

We see it in the UK, where small way-of-life farmers are being driven off the land by exorbitant death duties and the like, no doubt to be bought up by corporate Big Agri.

When nobody can remember how to grow and raise food, what will we do?

"The same class of people who managed the pandemic response have been managing our food supply for many decades"

And given us glyphosate, amongst many other pesticides, fungicides, insecticides, herbicides and defoliants none of which are harmless but nearly all of which get sprayed over our crops (and in which our livestock gets dipped).

2026-09-26

"Safe and Effective". Oh good, no worries, it will protect us.

"The sentence does not say “no evidence of a link.” It says the evidence is not sufficient to decide either way."

"Inherently Unsafe".Thereforewe cannot sue the manufacturer, we can only apply to the government for "compensation". The government can afford bigger lawyers than we can.

You pays your money (in taxes) and you takes your choice (in life). 

But is this playing field actually levelled properly?

There is no prize on offer for a correct answer to the

2026-09-26

DMSO is not a wonder drug. It's a solvent made from wood.

And yet...   it turns out according to many that it may be useful to address health problems that mainstream medicine does not.

And it's inexpensive (provided we don't all rush out to buy it at once).

So what's not to like? 

In many cases, whilst showing promise, it's a bit experimental in terms of dosage and the best way to apply/ingest it. 

On the other hand it does of itself seem to be very safe, even if (in common with much else) it may be painful if you get it in your eyes for example. 

And like castor oil, it's penetrative when applied topically, so may be used to "carry" other medications into the tissues concerned.

2026-09-26

As should we all.

If ever there was a fake democracy with an essentially toothless "Parliament", it is surely the EU.

No doubt however that after the war, national parliaments in European countries were not masters of their own affairs. How could it have been otherwise?

Yet Germany's "economic miracle" was won in defiance of the occupying power, reportedly single-handedly by a non-compliant critical thinker, Ludwig Erhard, who in defiance of the order to not change the post-war system of price controls is reputed to have responded "But I didn't change them, I abolished them". The rest was history.

Compare with the Germany of today that threw out all its power stations traditional and nuclear in favour of windmills and solar, the so-called "renewables". Yes they are renewable. but no they are neither

2026-09-25

The update from Lei... and what will the latest moves mean for Taiwan?

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2026-09-24

If you want to know what's really going on, ask a Cabbie.

The state of the world but in particular Britain, and in particular England, is of increasing concern to those of us who live here and have neither intention nor inclination to move elsewhere.

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As always, Andy is rigorously logical, quintessentially English, and excellent in his analysis and presentation - in short, he continues to hit the nails that need hitting with admirable

2026-09-24

In my day it was normal to have measles. Not especially pleasant, but normal. Just a childhood rite of passage, like chicken pox.

In fact, I was asthmatic prior to catching it, and for most purposes not asthmatic afterwards. Although prolonged exertion would still make me breathless, it actually seemed to improve my health.

Walking the 30 mile Tanners Marathon (Leith Hill, Ranmoor Common and all) within 10 hours became a regular annual feat.

As a student I even joined the local TA. 

So I don't buy the "measles is deadly" tale whatsoever. Of course if you are in poor health anyway and your immune system is in bad shape then almost anything may become serious. But I never heard of anybody I knew dying of measles.

"The 1963 campaign was not protecting American children against a lethal disease. The disease had stopped being lethal a generation

2026-09-24

Probably the title that by now near enough everybody can get behind.

Rich and guests "Burning Bright" and Jim Torma review the Trump performance at the UN (and Carney's performance in Canada).

Trump's version of self-censorship seems to be to make so many contradictory statements and assertions that nobody knows what he really does. At least It makes a change from the heavy-handed censorship of the media.

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2026-09-23

Now this is indeed a question central to the art of being a "conspiracy theorist"!

And it drives one to fall back to the default starting position - this is what seems to be going on but I'm open to evidence that may persuade me otherwise.

And to Socrates - "the only thing I know is that I know nothing".

In other words, absolute certainty is absolutely elusive.

So we derive our whole world-view from input that may be false...

... so is it really all in the mind?

If so, in whose mind?

Still, in much of our day-to-day lives this is good enough to get by on. We don't need to get too uncomfortable about it (unless we are conspiracy

2026-09-23

Can institutions (and governments) be designed to be responsive to the need for correction?

It's a problem when a faceless institution (or government) effectively hides behind the internet (and nowadays behind an AI or three) - when "computer says 'no' ", what to do? Whom to call? How long have you got?

The scope for diversion, for sending you around loops that somehow omit the one question that would let you exit the loop, is enormous.

The answer of course is not to deal with such outfits, but when that outfit is effectively (even if not legally) a part of the government, or is a monopoly (gas, water or electricity board billing company) then you may have to simply do as you are told if you want heat, light, and cooking facility. Or fight your way through the courts...or somehow go off-grid and hope to be left alone.

Not before time, concerned folk are giving the problem of institutional imperviance

2026-09-23

Look Out! The Russians are coming!

Well, they've been coming for my not inconsiderable lifetime, and they're still not here (although the Chinese seem to be embedding themselves nicely in their vast new "embassy" underneath London).

Either the Ruskies are slacking or they have no intention of getting embroiled in unnecessary conflicts that they can sit out, confident that their "opponents" are going to fall apart of their own accord, or at least are paper tigers not worth the worry. Both of which would seem to be applicable to the UK, and even more so to the EU.

So quite apart from the general obsession with trying to scare us all witless and make us into amenable servants to the great and the not-so-good-after-all, what else might be behind the effort to distract us from the invasion of foreign persons unknown and undocumented that the British and French governments have so assiduously been ferrying across the Channel in persistent collusion and brazen

2026-09-23

Add in the pernicious effects of psychology / psychopathy, and it's a wonder we have any "normal" Gen Z at all.

We have touched on this topic before, and since then little has changed, and possibly for the worse.

Brownstone revisit it, featuring two authors from different backgrounds with a common message - Our World - No Place for Children (with acknowledgement to David Adelman).

Still, we are where we are, so must make the best of it. 

More human interaction required!

2026-09-23

Now that the science of climate change has been "settled" for so long, it's refreshing to hear of a climate scientist who actually looked at the data and realised that the CO₂ effect couldn't be producing it.

So he donned his thinking cap and came up with another theory - that maybe the science isn't actually settled at all.

Clearly this counter-revolutionary strike against the climate orthodoxy cult cannot, must not be tolerated - expect enough ructions to heat global temperatures to boiling-point...

2026-09-23

A thoughtful piece by Joanna Gray in the Daily Sceptic makes some excellent relevant points as well as educating us in matters sumptuary.

I confess I hadn't a clue about "sumptuary" so I'm guessing that you may be clueless also, but if not, well done!

The other excellent point brought out is that we are all human beings with more matters in common than matters that divide us, and the best way forward therefore is to attend to the matters that unite us whilst agreeing to live with those differences that divide us whilst those remain tolerable.

We are where we are and we are certainly more productive and consequently better off by working together than by arguing disagreeing and working against each other.

Parliamentarians excepted of course - they have shown themselves so deeply untrustworthy that Parliament may have to be abolished, at least in current form.

The "Conspiracy Theorists" are Getting Restless

2026-09-22

Yes, politics infects everything...

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And yes, people are still translating "the Bible"...

2026-09-22

Politics and economics are two sides of the same coin. So if our politics is broken (and who would disagree these days?) then it's no surprise that so is our economics.

And so too should the financial analysts have something to say about the politics.  

Whether or not you agree with the title, the latest article from Investor's daily nails many problems that politicians' fantasies have created...

 ... but will any politician deign to listen?

Some lazy politicians think that forcing people to vote would solve the problem of low turn-out.

I welcome the idea, but maybe they should be careful what they wish for. After all, if all the disillusioned came out and spoiled their paper by politely writing "none of these candidates" across it,

2026-09-22

As if we needed any further examples of the total and utter inadequacy of significant parts (if not necessarily the whole) of  "our NHS", along comes the Thirlwall inquiry to draw completely the wrong conclusions.

Christopher Morris reports for the Daily Sceptic.