Archive - This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land by Stephen Vines

We was not robbed

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land is not hindered by football ignorance in paying tribute to Gareth Southgate

Jul 23 •

Do the right thing, even if it's painful

This Green and Strangely Pleasant Lands ponders why Britain is still trying to hinder trails for war crimes in Gaza

Jul 16 •

Only two thirds of Britons could be bothered to vote - elsewhere in the world voting can land you in jail

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land has nothing but contempt for those who couldn't be bothered to vote

Jul 9 •

Racism ain't what it used to be

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land examines why even racists are reluctant to be open about their odious views

Jul 2 •

June 2024

Listen carefully to what they don’t want to talk about

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land reveals what it takes to get politicians to come clean at election time

Jun 25 •

The Great Democracy Paradox

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land ponders the success of systems where apathy reigns

Jun 18 •

From the beaches of Normandy to blood on the streets of Beijing

This Green and Surprisingly Peasant Land reflects on the lessons of D-Day

Jun 11 •

Britain is awash with apathy

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land examines an election that dares to be dull

Jun 4 •

May 2024

The day that did not shake the world but revealed a lot

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land wonders why the governance of Britain is in such a mess

May 28 •

Two wheels good, all other wheels and pedestrians bad

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land contemplates the era of enraged cylists

May 21 •

Are you being royally misinformed?

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land ventures into the quagmire of reporting on the British royal family

May 14 •

A real video nasty

This Green and Strangely Pleasant Land asks how low the government plans to go in clinging onto power by demonising immigrants

May 7 •

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