My previous sympathy for Palestinians cooled significantly after October 7, 2023. When I saw some of them celebrating joyfully in the immediate aftermath of the massacre, it became clear to me that for many, this would be the last joy they’d experience in life. From the very first moment, I knew Gaza would become hell…
The far right in the United Kingdom is systematically rising. It first launched “Operation Raise the Colours” aimed at flooding the streets with British and English flags. As a pretext, it used the issue of people fleeing to Britain from war and persecution. Just yesterday, I saw a truck driving down the street with some…
The Birth of Punk Style
Sometimes I read in various media about the supposedly dire safety situation in London—about “no-go” zones and the like. Influencers, populist politicians, and other self-proclaimed experts love to parrot this narrative. But when you ask them where exactly these “no-go” zones are, they fall silent. Personally, I don’t know of any—and I’ve walked London pretty…
