Tempers are flaring on both sides of the English Channel, as migrants continue to die in the treacherous waters. Will anything change?
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A Summer of Hope, and a Winter of Despair
By William J. Furney So far it’s mostly been a typical washout of a summer in England, which should surprise no one living there, but still it does. A few
Continue readingWikiLeaks Is Dead, as Founder Assange Flounders in Jail
By William J. Furney Julian Assange‘s grand, world-changing plans have finally come crashing down and ended up on the scrapheap of internet publishing. The Australian former computer hacker with giant
Continue readingBoris’ Brexit Bull May Land Him Behind Bars
By William J. Furney To publicly admit you’re a supporter of the United Kingdom’s proposed departure from the mighty European Union is to usually invite scorn and ridicule: you’d be
Continue readingBritain’s Long, Hot, Torturous Summer
By William J. Furney The British people are not happy. Perched on the northwestern edge of the great continent of Europe from which the civilised world, and democracy, sprung, they
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