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Rootless cosmopolitan,down at heels intellectual;would be writer. 'Polemic is a discourse of conflict, whose effect depends on a delicate balance between the requirements of truth and the enticements of anger, the duty to argue and the zest to inflame. Its rhetoric allows, even enforces, a certain figurative licence. Like epitaphs in Johnson’s adage, it is not under oath.' https://www.lrb.co.uk/v15/n20/perry-anderson/diary

George Eaton seemes to have resorted to a kind of ersatz psychoanalysis to describe Keir Starmer’s most pressing issue of the moment : Antonia Romeo, Simon McDonald etc, etc, etc, …

Posted on February 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Political Observer : Mr. Eaton focuses on this melodrama, while Starmer and his cadre hope to quell the near revolt, or something akin to that? Have I miss-read it? stephenkmacksd.com/ Feb 12, 2026 Keir Starmer has entered the anger stage … Continue reading →

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It’ been some time since I have read Janan Ganesh, but the wayward political trojectory remaines his metier! Even though it appears to be something like shadow boxing, of a kind.

Posted on February 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Feb 11, 2026 Opinion Keir Starmer Britain should pray that Starmer survives The country did not and would not vote for the Labour left An unsustainable situation can be sustained for quite a long time. John Major, Gordon … Continue reading →

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Reader compair and contrast the commetaries of Alexander Mercouris and John Authers on the political fate of Starmer & Morgan McSweeney!

Posted on February 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Feb 11, 2026 Alexander Mercouris Starmer Clings On As UK Gov Unravels; 0:00 – Introduction and reminder to like and subscribe0:31 – Overview of the British political crisis involving Peter Mandelson and Keir Starmer3:15 – Starmer’s admission of knowledge about … Continue reading →

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The team of Micklethwait & Wooldridge once ruled the pages of The Economist. Their War On Terror hysteria was framed via ‘The Right Nation: Conservative Power in America’!

Posted on February 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

An Economist Reader from Dec 09, 2021 offers insights. Zanny Menton Beddoes has replaced this duo- note that she conducts her interviews, as if her male companions were mere widow dressing! stephenkmacksd.com/ Feb 10, 2026 Adrian Wooldridge on the Political … Continue reading →

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The Great Man is the object of facination in The Financial Times!

Posted on February 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader : @FT seemes to echo Zanny Menton Beddoes, and her cadre of kitch meisters, that are Re-Writing American History via readable Politial Snapshots. Daumier & Hogarth be dammed! stephenkmacksd.com/ Feb 10, 2026

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Adrian Wooldridge from 2012: The Visible Hand and A Powerfil New Form Of State Capitalism!

Posted on February 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Old Socialist. stephenkmacksd.com/ Feb 09, 2026 Special report The visible hand The crisis of Western liberal capitalism has coincided with the rise of a powerful new form of state capitalism in emerging markets, says Adrian Wooldridge Jan 21st 2012 https://www.economist.com/special-report/2012/01/21/the-visible-hand … Continue reading →

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Adrian Wooldridge: Britain Needs So Much More Than a New Prime Minister!

Posted on February 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Feb 09, 2026 Headline: Britain Needs So Much More Than a New Prime Minister By Adrian Wooldridge February 9, 2026 at 4:50 AM PST https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-09/starmer-crisis-britain-needs-so-much-more-than-a-new-leader?srnd=phx-opinion As a long time reader of The Economist when Adrian Wooldridge and … Continue reading →

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Keir Starmer as ‘otkaznik’ (Refusenik)!

Posted on February 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Le Monde: Monday, February 9, 2026 stephenkmacksd.com/ Feb 09, 2026 https://www.lemonde.fr/en/

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This American reader can hardley wait for Robert Colevile, to comment on the fall of Mandelson, and the vexing political question of Starmer?

Posted on February 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

Newspaper Reader. stephenkmacksd.com/ Feb 09, 2026 Headline: If you’re not terrified by AI, you’re not paying attention Sub-headline: In Britain it often feels as if this revolution isn’t happening — but it very much is. Saturday February 07 2026, 11.00pm … Continue reading →

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‘We, journalists of Agence France-Presse, believe management’s plan would lead to our complete demise’ Op-Ed AFP’s journalists’ association.

Posted on February 15, 2026 by stephenkmacksd

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2026/02/06/we-journalists-of-agence-france-presse-believe-management-s-plan-would-lead-to-our-complete-demise_6750227_23.html stephenkmacksd.com/ Feb 09, 2026 ‘We, journalists of Agence France-Presse, believe management’s plan would lead to our complete demise’ Op-Ed AFP’s journalists’ association In an effort to cut costs, Agence France-Presse (AFP) management wants to reduce the number of expatriate … Continue reading →

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