Saigon

author: Anthony Grey name: Kim average rating: 4.35 book published: 1982 rating: 5 read at: 2018/02/01 date added: 2018/07/14 shelves: review: Read this after watching Ken Burns’ excellent documentary on the Vietnam War. Although this book is historical fiction,...

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

author: T.E. Lawrence name: Kim average rating: 3.93 book published: 1926 rating: 4 read at: 2018/06/01 date added: 2018/07/14 shelves: review: The movie is one of my all time favourites, the man an intriguing character of a tragic period of history. I have always had...

Too Soon to Say Goodbye

author: Art Buchwald name: Kim average rating: 4.05 book published: 2006 rating: 2 read at: 2018/02/01 date added: 2018/07/14 shelves: review: My dad loved Art Buchwald, and I was once a big fan, too – had kind of forgotten about him for a few decades when I...

Lincoln in the Bardo

author: George Saunders name: Kim average rating: 3.76 book published: 2017 rating: 1 read at: 2018/01/01 date added: 2018/07/14 shelves: review: It’s won prizes, so it’s one of those books that one is “supposed” to love. Well I didn’t,...

The Pirates

author: Matthew West name: Kim average rating: 3.51 book published: 2015 rating: 4 read at: 2018/07/14 date added: 2018/07/14 shelves:...

Sound of a Murder: A Scandinavian Crime Thriller (Marius Tokle)

author: Pål Undall name: Kim average rating: 4.00 book published: rating: 5 read at: 2018/07/14 date added: 2018/07/14 shelves: review: Needless to say – five stars from me – I translated it!Want to get a bit of background about the book, go to...
The Three Pillars of Democracy are Shaking!

The Three Pillars of Democracy are Shaking!

Democracy is a system of government designed to protect and uphold the rights of the people. And to protect the people from government. In that sense, the case of the ‘Canberra Two’ is both scary and illuminating.

We need to talk (about) Turkey

We need to talk (about) Turkey

Democracy is under threat. From Vienna to Washington, Caracas to Istanbul, men with scant regard for the institutions that uphold democracy have been elected, threatening civic freedoms not just in their own countries, but setting dangerous precedents for others to follow. Could it happen here?

Why Democracy is Broken – A Blueprint for Change

Why Democracy is Broken – A Blueprint for Change

The first book in The Why Series is out now! A democracy upgrade is long overdue. My book outlines a clear and concise plan for how to modernise our democracy, and restore our collective faith in those chosen to govern our future.

Political Donations is a Scourge on our Democracy

Political Donations is a Scourge on our Democracy

Despite the many rules in place to regulate it, political donations remain a scourge on our democracy. The ill conceived ‘Funding and Disclosure’ bill is stalled in the Senate. What we need are simple regulations or maybe even banning political donations altogether.

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