by Andy Dodd | Sep 21, 2019 | Extemplo
Normally in politics, a landslide is a good thing. But Brexit is a landslide of the worst kind. A vast torrent of destruction and debris that has obliterated reason, tolerance, logic and common sense. You can just about see some higher ground poking up from above the...
by Andy Dodd | May 26, 2019 | Arts, Reviews
I’ve had a week to reflect on the finale of ‘Game of Thrones’, time enough to avoid spoiling it for other people as well as time to ignore the hysteria of the Twitterverse behaving as if resolving the end of the world in Westeros was going to trigger the immediate...
by Andy Dodd | Mar 12, 2019 | Brexit, On My Mind, Politics
Another massive defeat for the PM. Finally can we begin to wind up this awful period in our history? A free vote on No Deal tomorrow to vanquish the ERG ultras. On Thursday, a vote to extend Article 50 because there is no other option left for the UK with this...
by Andy Dodd | Mar 7, 2019 | Brexit, On My Mind, Politics
Yeoman warders at the Tower of London were scratching their their heraldic tunics and fearing for the future after confirming that the Tower’s ravens were the latest British institution to turn their back on the country ahead of Brexit. “We’re all quite devastated, as...
by Andy Dodd | Mar 7, 2019 | On My Mind, Technology
“Are there philosophical aspects to technology? Of course there are, as there are to all things of importance in human endeavor and destiny. Modern technology touches on almost every thing vital to man’s existence – material, mental, and spiritual.” Hans Jonas,...
