Has Labour Lost Its Identity?
As I sit here mulling over the week, after being ill for most of it. I can’t help wonder what happened to the Labour Party? I wondered if it was…
Posts by Stuart Smith
Rents – The Problem That Won’t Go Away
Rents – The Problem That Won’t Go Away Just wanted to expand on something I mentioned in my last post. As I think back to a speech given by Boris…
Working Class – Do They See Us?
Seems every day now, I get frustrated that many don’t see what we go through. Those of us working class and living in social housing, who went a different route…
Britain Needs Reform – of The Media
Everywhere you look now, every news item I consume and read, its the same old story. The media and its commentators talking about Reform, because they know it gives them…
Nuclear Test Veterans: A Son’s Search Through Naval History, Family, and Health
Honestly, over the years I have not known where to start. I have read pretty much all of the articles on the nuclear test veterans over the years and know…
Welfare Cuts: Are We An Easy Target?
Now its cooled down a bit and I am not sweating like a cheese sandwich in a service station. I thought I would give my thoughts on the welfare cuts,…
The Quiet Majority
As I look back to the heat of summer and what I wrote about Left v Right. I wonder if we are any closer to finding the middle ground of…
Fair Rents, Not Revolution: The Real Meaning Behind Zorhan Mamdani’s Win
In the wake of Zorhan Mamdani’s win in New York, there’s been no shortage of talk about a political “shift” — a new wave of radicalism, a changing tide, a…
Why Blaming Claimants Misses the Real Problem – It’s the Rents
Introduction: When Work Doesn’t Pay the Rent As someone who lives in social housing, I know the importance of fair rent, following a change of circumstance. I see how rising…
30 years of my Kidney Transplant
30 Years With a Transplant: What I’ve Learned About Consistency, Health, and Listening to My Body Living with a kidney transplant for three decades has taught me so much over…