Plato warns that when unwise or foolish individuals gain power, society suffers because leadership requires knowledge, virtue, and expertise, not mere ambition or popularity. Plato’s warning is exactly what I’m pointing to—and he delivers it with teeth. The core idea is that when unwise, untrained, or self‑interested people gain power, the entire community pays theContinue reading “When The Foolish Rise, The Whole City Falls”
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How Much Do Young People Know About D-Day?
Alongside the Battle of Britain and Dunkirk, D-Day holds a shrine in British history as a moment when the country’s heroism came head-to-head with the Nazi regime. The courage and sacrifice of our Second World War servicemen are rightfully at the forefront of our public awareness as we commemorate the landings’ 80th anniversary. Politicians haveContinue reading “How Much Do Young People Know About D-Day?”
THE PUPPET MASTERS AND THEIR DISASTERS
Substance for the wealthy and, moneyless for those who aren’t, because all that the poor get is the meagre residue that the government only believe are good enough to be thrown to a second-fiddle nation. Their fellowship is packed by a composition of tradition and attire that makes you think that they’re intelligent and; that theContinue reading “THE PUPPET MASTERS AND THEIR DISASTERS”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 