Archive - This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land by Stephen Vines

My years of supporting the Labour Party have come to an end

Feb 11 •

Dumb and dumber

Hong Kong’s authoritarian regime-in-diapers gives a master class in stupidity

Nov 19, 2024 •

Enough, already

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land - Israel and Palestine

Oct 31, 2023 •

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land, part two

Learning about Britain from a Hungarian, shunning objectivity and seeing what goes around, comes around

Jul 25, 2023 •

Winning every battle – losing every war

As the Middle East looks set to implode yet again This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land looks at why endless wars have mainly produced endless wars

Oct 15, 2024 •

Have you expressed insufficient outrage?

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land - reflections on the war in Israel/Gaza

Oct 24, 2023 •

From the hell of the Warsaw Ghetto to Gaza – one tragedy separated only by time

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land examines the psyche of Israel’s leaders as they pursue an endless strategy of elimination

Oct 22, 2024 •

It's Hong Kong all over again

This Green and Surprisingly Pleasant Land see ominous parallels between the experience of Hongkongers and the people of the Chagos Islands as the last…

Oct 8, 2024 •

Calling out the people in suits behind the rioters

This Green and Surprising Pleasant Land calls out the so called respectable politicians who have been encouraging the mobs

Aug 6, 2024 •

Confessions of a delinquent news addict

Turning off from the news may be the best route to sanity

Mar 4 •

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, 2024 •

A Looming Nightmare in Taiwan

The change of government in Washington could embolden Beijing to do its worst

Nov 12, 2024 •

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