What we might be witnessing is the last baleful gasp of the storm.
Remarkable as it may now seem, a return to normality could be on the horizon, heralding an opportunity for national renewal.
As spring arrives, our current despair could give way to a resurgence in optimism and self-confidence.
In April 1941, during one of the grimmest moments of the war after Britain had endured a string of defeats overseas at the hands of the Nazi war machine, Churchill made a stirring broadcast in which he quoted some lines from the Victorian poet Arthur Hugh Clough.
The number of British people who have died in the pandemic is higher than WW2 civilian losses (Image: Getty)
Celebrating the Anti-Psychiatry Movement
The labour and the wounds are vain,
The enemy faints not, nor faileth,
And as things have been, they remain.
When daylight comes, comes in the light,
In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly,
But westward, look, the land is bright.
(“Say not the struggle nought availeth”, by Arthur Hugh Clough, 1848)
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On November 14, 2020, a regular reader and commenter on my posts, who uses the handle registeredforthissite, posted a comment which ended with this:
“When people end up suffering due to psychiatry, they end up here, but it’s still a niche minority.
Also, I’ve noticed for the last many years, it’s the same old commenters (including myself) who post here. Lots of comments. But very few commenters. Hardly a drop in a massive ocean.
George Clooney said in a recent interview: “It’s been a crappy year. It has. But we’re gonna get through it. I believe that with my whole heart. If I didn’t believe that I don’t know how we’d raise kids in this world. We’re gonna get through these things and my hope and my belief is that we will come out better.” We too must hope and believe that tomorrow will be the dawn of a
of the olympics torch rely will take place on the sixth of july to be met by 2000 of the longest period in the world with the iconic building. would my friend agree with me these it gives them an opportunity to come together and celebrate this government put in the great back into britain. with the arrival of the consent one of the highlights. [laughter] the other highlight being today passing through richmond. and i would would have loved to have been there to see it, but it that is one of highlights he is quite right this is an enormous opportunity for the country. we re looking to the games to secure a rebellion iestmento attract an addition nam 4 million extra visits and to use the games to inspire more youn people to take up, it is a great moment for britain. thank you mr. speaker. we know that the prime minister likes forgive me [laughter] we know the prime minister likes to chill when it comes to french relations, she shouldn t he done the more [inaudible] approa
the house oversight committee voted yesterday to hold attorney-general eric holder in contempt over documents they have requested but not received from the justice department in the fast and furious investigation. nancy pelosi and john boehner all reacted. later, mitt romney speaks to a group of latino officials. what s it all of us decide at the same time that we will tighten our belts and spend less, guess what, we will all end up for. poor. this is the stuff we have known since the 1930 s. it is self-defeating. who is going to tell them the truth? we have to tell them. if we do not, country fails. we must succeed in this. we will reach them through the media and through politics. pop culture, we should not be afraid to get out there. we should be influenced buers in pop culture. watch these online at the video library. earlier today, house democrat and republican leaders gave their weekly briefing. during remarks, minority leader pelosi called the vote against eric h