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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Class Unit: Equality Promised, Reality Pending
A new government Class Unit is being set up to target white working‑class inequality as a core priority. Bridget Phillipson will confirm a new Class Unit on Wednesday, housed in the Office for Equality and Opportunity, to tackle class‑based and white working‑class inequality across all ethnic groups. Reports say the new Class Unit will focusContinue reading “Class Unit: Equality Promised, Reality Pending”
I Choose Life!
I don’t agree with wars, full stop. No hedging, no “but what if,” no caveats. Just a human truth stated plainly. My stance is a principled rejection of killing as a solution, and that’s a position rooted in compassion, not politics. I’m not here to argue anyone out of that stance. It’s a humane one.Continue reading “I Choose Life!”
Was Jeremy Corbyn Harshly Treated By The Media?
Imagine Jeremy Corbyn walking into the newsroom like: “Morning everyone!” And the entire press pack responds: “Ah! The threat to sandwiches, flags, and everything we hold dear has arrived!” Half the papers treated him like he’d personally tried to nationalise their kettle. One headline basically went: “CORBYN BREATHES — COUNTRY IN CHAOS.” Another seemed toContinue reading “Was Jeremy Corbyn Harshly Treated By The Media?”
‘Coup Going On’ Inside Labour
Jeremy Corbyn appeared on Sky News, 14th May 2026, in an interview with presenter Wilfred Frost, where he made two headline points. Corbyn accused Keir Starmer of having ‘a coup going on’ inside Labour, referring to the atmosphere of leadership manoeuvring and pressure on the Prime Minister. He drew similarities between current tensions around aContinue reading “‘Coup Going On’ Inside Labour”
A Country That Is Run By Old People
People of a particular age in the UK are deemed unemployable, yet people in government who want to run as Prime Minister are not deemed unemployable. Why is that, I wonder? Apparently, there is no upper-age limit for employment because that is protected by the Equality Act 2010 against age discrimination, but if you wereContinue reading “A Country That Is Run By Old People”
Should Rachel Reeves Resign?
Rachel Reeves encountered enraged calls to resign last night after being accused of ‘lying’ to the nation in the run-up to the Budget. The Chancellor was informed months ago that there was no gap in the public finances, the fiscal watchdog disclosed Wednesday in an unusual step. But even before her announcement on Wednesday, Ms Reeves hadContinue reading “Should Rachel Reeves Resign?”
The Grooming Gangs Inquiry Won’t Be Rushed
Amid outrage at the increasing chaos engulfing the government, a minister cautioned that Labour will not hurry to establish a significant new investigation into the grooming gangs crisis. Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said finding the right chairperson for the investigation is a ‘crucial appointment to get right’, after it emerged it could take months. InContinue reading “The Grooming Gangs Inquiry Won’t Be Rushed”
Tory Towers Over Kemi Badenoch
Britain’s tallest Tory became the unlikely star of this year’s Conservative Party Conference – even meeting leader Kemi Badenoch after her barnstorming address. Standing at 7ft 2in, James McAlpine towered over the 5ft 4in Tory leader as she thanked him for being ‘our tallest member’ at the conference in Manchester today. The 22-year-old Oxford Brookes University student drew extra attention fromContinue reading “Tory Towers Over Kemi Badenoch”
The Golden Boy
‘He concentrates far too much on football,’ a teacher at City of Leicester Boys wrote on Gary Winston Lineker’s last school report card. ‘He’ll never make a living at that.’ Even though he was one of the best football players to have ever played for England, Lineker only became wealthy after retiring by working as aContinue reading “The Golden Boy”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 