African Backsliding

I suspect that many western politicians often privately (they would never dare do it publicly),  wonder why sub-Saharan African states are so often such basket cases. 

Some African States Have Been Basket Cases For Sixty Years ......

The answers they may determine to this question, are no doubt many and varied, and usually not discussed publicly ... especially in these race sensitive times.

British Pageantry

Whatever else you can say about Britain ....

British State Funeral Pageantry

We can still do pageantry like no other state ..... 

Elizabeth II State Funeral

 

 

 

Elizabeth's State Funeral Parade

 

 

Elizabeth's Coffin Escort

She Passes Buckingham Palace

Flags Lowered

The Thin Red Lines

Coffin On Gun Carriage

The End Of The Procession

 

The Last Moments ......

We probably won't have another such occasion in my lifetime .... so its worth the two posts.

It's Doggone

In October 2018 a 22 year old Scotsman from Haddington, East Lothian, had a fight with an English Bulldogge  ... his pet.

'Biggie' Really Loved Peanut Butter

..... He lost. 

The Sick Man Of Europe

 Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose government has become very authoritarian in recent years ...

Türkiye Has Been Branded
'The Sick Man Of Europe' Before

.... accused philanthropist Osman Kavala of being an agent of the Hungarian-born US billionaire George Soros, although why Soros would need agents in Türkiye has never been explained by the government prosecutors.

The Age Of Nationalism

Once, not so long ago, two old established parties, the Republicans and Socialists used to run France ....

Frances Traditional Left And Right Beaten ..

.... but in a sign of what is happening in many states worldwide (such as India where the Indian National Congress party is on life support with just 19.5% of the popular vote), the old political consensus is breaking down, and in the recent French Presidential elections, both the two old parties lost their deposits.