Totally normal, non-corrupt parliamentary democracy

“Now if you will excuse me good sir, I will take your cheque for $3 billion and leave”

This is so sad, just so so sad...

Behind a paywall but a good piece that echoes Neil Postman’s warnings about diminishing literacy in our culture.

The more banal ‘content’ becomes the dominant form of media instead of the written word, the less we are able to engage in complex thought

thetimes.co.uk/article/tiktok…

Christians fleeing persecution nearly two millennia ago describe their experiences seeking refuge in what is today France.

Great piece by Oscar Rickett on the ‘Letters of Refuge’ exhibition at King's College London

Why did the people with significant oil interests invade the country with significant oil reserves?

I guess we will never know for sure.

nytimes.com/2023/03/18/wor…

Was Steve Buscemi unavailable?

Didn’t you vote for the barbaric war in Iraq mate?

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil emerged unscathed amid the chaos of Baghdad’s fall to the Americans.

However, its national museum was left to the mercy of looters, resulting in the loss of thousands of priceless artefacts.

Excellent by Farah Abdessamad middleeasteye.net/discover/iraq-…

How did you prepare for the war you helped start but didn’t fight in?