Category Archives: Uncategorized

#142 Arguments against black lives matter

Posted on December 27, 2020 by M J Dees

Last week I had a big argument with my Father-in-law about the incident at the Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League group game with Istanbul Basaksehir which was abandoned following an alleged racist incident. His argument, which I believe is a commonly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

#141 The Top Ten Posts of 2020

Posted on December 12, 2020 by M J Dees

I know it is still only the middle of December but I thought it was a good time to share with you the top posts on the blog this year. 10. Reading Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks Faulks novel made excellent … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

#140 Reading How Democracies Die

Posted on December 4, 2020 by M J Dees

I downloaded this book as part of my research for my forthcoming Collapse series. Book one, Hatred, is all about the rise of an authoritarian regime, book two, Collapse, is the moment when society collapses due to resource depletion and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

#139 Reading The Testaments by Margaret Atwood

Posted on November 20, 2020 by M J Dees

The Testaments is the Booker Prize winning sequel to the Booker Prize finalist The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. The novel is set 15 years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale. It is narrated by Aunt Lydia, a character … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

#138 Reading Regeneration by Pat Barker

Posted on November 6, 2020 by M J Dees

Seeing as though my work in progress, ALBERT & MARIE is largely set in the First World War it makes sense to read or listen to the most renowned novels about the period. Having read The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

#137 Reading Another Now by Yanis Varoufakis

Posted on October 22, 2020 by M J Dees

Imagine if Occupy and Extinction Rebellion actually won. In Another Now world-famous economist Yanis Varoufakis shows us what such a world would look like. Far from being a fantasy, he describes how it could have come about – and might yet. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

#136 Reading Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks

Posted on October 10, 2020 by M J Dees

My work in progress, ALBERT & MARIE, is not only set in World War One but one of the main characters, Albert, becomes a tunneller in the Royal Engineers. Faulks’ father was awarded the Military Cross and later became a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

#135 Reading Space Team by Barry Hutchison

Posted on September 25, 2020 by M J Dees

The galaxy just called for help. Unfortunately, it dialed the wrong number. Small-time conman, Cal Carver, is having a bad day. Imprisoned and forced to share a cell with a cannibalistic serial killer, Cal thinks things can’t possibly get any … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

#134 The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell

Posted on September 12, 2020 by M J Dees

Robert Tressell, born Robert Noonan in Dublin, Ireland, emigrated to South Africa where he became skilled as a signwriter. In 1901, he moved back to England and lived in Hastings on which the fictional town in his novel is based. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

#133 Was Jesus a socialist?

Posted on August 14, 2020 by M J Dees

The HuffPost thinks so. They say Jesus’ ideas inspired many prominent socialists and critics of capitalism including Pope Francis who has has consistently criticized the human and spiritual damage caused by global capitalism, widening inequality, and corporate sweatshops. When the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment