Tag Archives: Society

We get the government that we deserve.

Posted on June 21, 2020 by Ericle

One of the unmissable features of the COVID Pandemic is that the world responded to it not as one, but as nation-based. Perhaps, one day the governance of the world will be the domain of global institutions but it is … Read more...

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Bored with BREXIT?

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Ericle

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Like any sane person in the UK, I am sick and tired of discussing BREXIT but it is a conversation that won’t go away. My fearful anticipation is that it is a generational conversation that won’t end, as it is … Read more...

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What One Says and To Whom One Says It

Posted on September 6, 2018 by Ericle

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My valued UK reader will be very aware of the row that has been rumbling on, over the past few months, around Anti-Semitism within the Labour Party. Ever since Jeremy Corbyn’s ascendancy to the leadership, his long history of cavorting … Read more...

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😨 about Facebook? You should be, but for the right reasons!

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Ericle

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The Ericle, in both his personal & political personae, is a keen user of social media in general and Facebook in particular. I think it is not unfair to say that I spend at least 30 minutes of every day … Read more...

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2017 by Ericle

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Today, Christmas Day, I picked up the book – Sapiens: A Brief History Of Mankind –  that I have been reading for most of the year. The Ericle is indeed not the swiftest of readers but, even by my standards, … Read more...

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The Ericle has changed his mind.

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Ericle

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21.12.16. Dear Eric, welcome to the Liberal Democrats!  I want to thank you for giving your support to the Party. The Liberal Democrats are fighting for an open, optimistic, liberal, diverse, and tolerant Britain…….Tim Gordon, Chief Executive of … Read more...

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Why Trump’s victory isn’t like Brexit

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Ericle

[The Ericle recently posted a piece (see here) on this subject. This week, the leader in The Spectator was exactly on this theme. I am re-publishing it here for my reader, who may not be a subscriber.]… Read more...

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‘Events, dear boy, events’.

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Ericle

ɪˈvɛnt/ event. Noun. A thing that happens or takes place, especially one of importance.

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This has been an eventful seven days by any standards. As I, like many others, try to make some sense of what has occurred in … Read more...

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Football dreams.

Posted on October 30, 2016 by Ericle

Sub-titled: Everything you need to know about football but were afraid to ask.

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Psychotherapists love to hear about their clients’ dreams. Mine is no exception. Last week I had two dreams that involved the England football team. As a consequence … Read more...

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An hour well spent.

Posted on September 24, 2016 by Ericle

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The subject of my blog piece today will not be ‘news’ to my younger reader; though, the fact that I’ve become an avid fan of This American Life may be. This American Life is an hour-long radio show, originating out … Read more...

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