The UK General Election: Part Two

In my last post, I outlined my thoughts on the UK election and the various outcomes that we might see arise from it.

The election took place on 6th May, but it's only now, almost a week later that we have a good understanding of what shape the UK government will take for the forseeable future.

The UK General Election

The UK General Election will take place on Thursday May 6th this year. For the first election in four, there is seen to be a genuinely tight contest and some uncertainty about who will form the next government. New Labour have been in power for 13 years and their time there may be at an end.

Child Abuse in the Irish Catholic Church

And lo, it did come to pass, that the head of the Irish Catholic Church (Cardinal Brady) was found to have personally covered up cases of child abuse. Behold, said the Lord, this criminal should be thrown into jail.

The Oscars

I hear that the Oscars are happening again soon. My interest is only in passing, however, and I'm pretty cynical about the enitre thing. It seems that over the last few years, I've enjoyed the films winning awards in Cannes far more than those winning in Hollywood.

Reading List

Hasn't exactly gone according to plan so far, 2 months without a post. I'll put a bit of a reading list up.

Noam Chomsky : American linguist turned political activist. Seems to effortlessly deconstruct current events and place them in their proper historical context.

David McWilliams : Irish economist. I don't necessarily agree with his solutions, but his analysis of the (now fallen) Celtic Tiger economy and it's aftermath is more cogent than any other.

Richard Dawkins : Evolutionary biologist. Unapologetic defender of atheism, science and rationality.

Stephen Baxter : Writes science-fiction novels that are mind-bending in scope, taking into account all the latest physics and cosmology.

Stanislaw Lem : Polish sci-fi author. Only a few works translated into English, some of the most devestating yet starkly beautiful stuff I have ever read.

Can I edit this later? Hope so, because I'll add more, along with specific works by the aformentioned writers.

Here We Go!

I've been thinking about starting a blog for a while. I liked writing when I was at school but have fallen out of the habit in the last few years.
Posting on messageboards gives a bit of practice, but it's not the same. This will allow me to do it in a more structured way.

So I'll use this space to share my thoughts about films, politics, and whatever else comes to mind. Enjoy, if I'm not a total bore.