The Telegraph reported on 1st April ’26 that President Donald Trump is “… strongly considering pulling the United States out of Nato (sic) after it failed to join his war on Iran.” – the comment can be found in this article. Bye then. At this point, I doubt that any European nation believes that theContinue reading “Trump is “… strongly considering pulling out of NATO…” – bye then…”
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Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series:Utopia, Power, and Moral Complexity…
“The Culture” is a series of nine novels and one short story collection written by Iain M. Banks: Consider Phlebas (1987) The Player of Games (1988) Use of Weapons (1990) The State of the Art (1989) Excession (1996) Inversions (1998) Look to Windward (2000) Matter (2008) Surface Detail (2010) The Hydrogen Sonata (2012) “The Culture”Continue reading “Iain M. Banks’ Culture Series:Utopia, Power, and Moral Complexity…”
USA & Iran…
I said on 6/1/26 that actions the USA government takes against its own population are for United Statesians to consider, and to then react to at the ballot box as they see fit, and I do not comment on that. However, the USA continues to take international actions that put the whole world at risk,Continue reading “USA & Iran…”
The gulf between the USA and Europe continues to widen, and now sucks in sport…
I noted reports that both the USA team, and the US Vice President, J. D. Vance, were booed by the audience at the opening ceremony for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. Apparently this has not been reported openly across USA media. Resentment had been building against the USA for reportedly sending ICE agents toContinue reading “The gulf between the USA and Europe continues to widen, and now sucks in sport…”
An In-depth Review of Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” Series of Novels…
This is a long article, intended to summarise and celebrate Isaac Asimov’s seminal science fiction (SF) series. Isaac Asimov was one of the most influential SF writers of the twentieth century. Born in Petrovichi, Russia, sometime between 4th October 1919 and 2nd January 1920, his family emigrated to the United States of America in 1923.Continue reading “An In-depth Review of Isaac Asimov’s “Foundation” Series of Novels…”
Collecting some Sci-Fi blog posts…
I used to run a static, handwritten-in-HTML blog, and often shared longer posts as pdf’s. When I switched to WordPress, I brought those posts across as normal blog posts, but I still see some people searching for the old pdf’s. So, for your convenience, this post brings together links for those, commonly sought, older postsContinue reading “Collecting some Sci-Fi blog posts…”
All of my books can now be downloaded from my website for free…
It’s 10 months since I left the ‘gulag’ of full time employment and became a real person. I’m now enjoying life properly, as it’s meant to be lived, and feeling grateful every day for having retired. One decision I’ve made is to carry on writing, but to share my work for free. This gives meContinue reading “All of my books can now be downloaded from my website for free…”
A Proposed UK Response to the USA Foreign Policy Emerging Under the New Trump Administration…
Even before Trump assumed office in ’25, it was obvious that his second term as US president was going to be rough for the rest of the democratic world. But I don’t think we expected such an abrupt about-face by the nation respected by most as the so-called ‘leaders of the free world’. In justContinue reading “A Proposed UK Response to the USA Foreign Policy Emerging Under the New Trump Administration…”
Book review – “Contain” by Saul Tanpepper…
It is a pleasure to say that “Contain“ by Saul Tanpepper is a good book. It is obviously independently/self-published (despite stating Brinestone Press as the publisher), and indeed a look at the final page shows that it was printed by Amazon in the UK. However, this book is at the upper end of independently publishedContinue reading “Book review – “Contain” by Saul Tanpepper…”
“In Cinemas No One Is Hearing The Audience Scream” their anguish over yet another botched film in the Alien franchise…
I had been very excited about seeing the latest film in the Alien franchise, “Alien: Romulus”, after seeing a short trailer and the theatrical release poster. It looked like the film was going to be everything we want from an Alien story: scary, gritty, exciting, realistic…. … but I could not have been more disappointedContinue reading ““In Cinemas No One Is Hearing The Audience Scream” their anguish over yet another botched film in the Alien franchise…”
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