Nicholas Bishop
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I am a freelance writer currently writing for Blasting News and HubPages. I mainly write about politics. But have and will cover all subjects when the need arises.
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Trump Touts Third Term.
Trump must be one of the most boastful men on Earth. In his dreams, he probably sees himself as Superman, not unlike that Spitting Image puppet of Ronald Reagan in the 80s, a Genesis video "Land of Confusion" where Reagan rides a Triceratops putting everything right. In the video, Reagan is dressed as Superman and a cowboy. He wakes up next to his wife Nancy and realises it was all an illusional dream. Strange irony, really, as Trump has a picture of Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office. And we know while Trump doesn't literally think he is Reagan come again (although that wouldn't surprise me!), he is certainly an admirer of Reagan.
By Nicholas Bishopabout 21 hours ago in The Swamp
Iran Wants Deal Apparently!!!
Protests have flared up again over the weekend in Iran. As the university term started, students gathered on campuses to protest the regime and show their support for it. This time, these protests are not as great as the ones in January. Some thought the clerical regime could be swept away as the Shah's regime was in 1979, which led to the rise of the Ayatollahs.
By Nicholas Bishop3 days ago in The Swamp
ABW: Arrested.
It seems the chickens have come home to roost, as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, or AMW, was taken into custody. Unmarked police cars arrived along with 8 plainclothes police officers. The Duke of York recently moved to Wood Farm on the Sandringham Estate from Windsor.
By Nicholas Bishop7 days ago in The Swamp
Reform Unofficial Cabinet Full of Ex-Conservatives.
Nigel Farage has announced his top team, or to put it another way, the unofficial opposition. Nigel Farage has said himself, with his party's poll ratings sky high, that his party, with 8 MPs (if I am not mistaken), might as well be the official opposition to Sir Keir's Labour government. Currently, the reality is, of course, that the Conservatives are the official opposition. However, with fewer than 121 MPs now, thanks to Tory defections to Reform UK, Kemi Badenoch's party, according to the polls, is in the doldrums.
By Nicholas Bishop8 days ago in The Swamp
Sir Keir Condemns Reform UK and The Green Party.
Sir Keir Starmer made a speech in Munich. The objects of his ire were his political rivals, Reform UK and the Green Party. The fact that the Conservatives did not come under fire says one thing: he doesn't regard them as a threat anymore, or at least, not right now. Mr. Starmer has his eye on the Gorton and Denton seat that some polls say his Labour Party may lose. Zack Polanski of the Greens and Nigel Farage of Reform have been campaigning hard to make sure it is their candidates being returned as the MPs for this area and not Labour's.
By Nicholas Bishop10 days ago in The Swamp
Sir Jim Ratcliffe: "The UK Has Been Colonised".
For the richest British man who resides in Monaco its very easy to sit there and criticise the UK. What was it that the businessman was moaning about? Speaking to Ed Conway of Sky News, Sir Jim said the UK faces very profound problems. Those are political, social, and economic challenges.
By Nicholas Bishop14 days ago in The Swamp
Sir Keir Reprieved.. AI-Generated.
No doubt about it, the Jeffrey Epstein files have blown up in so many people's faces. Whether it be former Prince Andrew or former President Bill Clinton. Even Trump had links to the notorious underage trafficker. But so far, Trump seems to have sailed through unscathed with no dirt on him. Who else will be implicated with links to Epstein?
By Nicholas Bishop16 days ago in The Swamp
The World of Work, Welfare, and Retirement is Outdated.
In 2026, we are still stuck in a 1950s mentality of the idea of work. When it comes to welfare, we are also stuck in that mentality and also when it comes to retirement. Let me make it clear, I have nothing against work or people working. I am not for no one working at all, whatever your trade or profession is. However, when it comes to work, we are stuck in a very old -fashioned way of looking at work. Unless you are on a high-salary job, for most of us, we go to a mundane job while earning mundane wages. Work has become more stressful, where we are told we have to work not only to keep the lights on, but also to put food on the table. But that's not the only thing ads say we must possess the latest car, the latest electronic gadget, we must live in a certain neighbourhood. We work our backsides off to maintain a materialistic lifestyle, and for what? With retirement rising, some of us may never get to enjoy our twilight years.
By Nicholas Bishop17 days ago in The Swamp
Squid Game Executions.
Why is Squid Game called Squid Game? When no apparent squid, real or otherwise, is featured. What I have seen of the game is just a load of hapless South Koreans being shot at by a giant doll. Those who can get through win a huge sum of money. Of course, it is just a concept, a drama, where poor people are encouraged to take part to win this money. Though fictional, the concept of people taking part in a game where most of them will die to win a large amount of money for entertainment is morally questionable to me. However, like Traitors in the UK, also with a morally questionable agenda, the show is watched by millions around the world.
By Nicholas Bishop19 days ago in The Swamp
The USA Never Learns.. Content Warning.
Watching the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei put down protests with the utmost violence was and is distressing. Of course, the watchers' distress from afar is nothing to those who paid the ultimate price under the fire of Iranian security forces. It is reckoned that if Western media can be believed, thousands of Iranian protesters died or were injured under the boot of Iranian security forces. Protests started from shopkeepers and ordinary citizens against the cost of living. We are all facing a cost-of-living crisis right now, but the Iranian people are facing absolute poverty. Thanks to the severe sanctions imposed by the US and other Western nations. The Iranian currency, the Rial, has been so devalued that you might as well use Monopoly money to buy goods if you are an ordinary Iranian.
By Nicholas Bishop21 days ago in The Swamp
Shabana Mahmood: Teething Troubles with One in, One Out Deal.
Keir Starmer did a deal with French President Emmanuel Macron. The agreement is one in, one out. In other words, we send a migrant back to France, and we accept one from France. Or at least that's the basic theory of it. So illegal migrants can be removed from Britain, and an equal number can come to Britain via the legal route. However, some have questioned the logic of this. Surely a sound policy would be stop or at least deter migrants from crossing the English Channel in the first place. The Channel is the busiest or one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world, so dinghies stacked up with people are taking a hell of a risk. There have been no collisions with shipping as far as I know; however, dinghies have capsized with fatalities. Mr. Starmer was also supposed to be cracking down on the gangs exploiting migrants, but how well that has gone, I cannot say.
By Nicholas Bishop29 days ago in The Swamp
Labour MP's Letter
Labour MPs described their mood in a letter to Sir Keir Starmer as "anxious and angry". Or to quote the full sentence, the 50 MPs who put their signatures to this letter said the blocking of Andy Burnham from standing in the Gorton and Denton by-election had caused them a "huge amount of anxiety and anger".
By Nicholas Bishop30 days ago in The Swamp
