Category: Columns
Geoff has written for publications as diverse as PC User and The Northern Star His weekly columns have been a source of humour and inspiration for tens of thousands of readers and his mailbox is always full.
Here you can find his more recent contributions.
JohnJames /15 January, 2017
The John James Newsletter 128 16 Julyl 2016 A war against terrorism is terrorism Woody Harrelson If we destroy human rights and rule of law in the response to terrorism, they have won Joichi Ito Is this the time for payback? Remember when the Reagan administration so overspent on Star Wars etc that the Russians Continue Reading →
JohnJames /15 January, 2017
The John James Newsletter 126 305 June 2016 What does “popular” mean? Appealing to the populace. Since by definition, half the voting populace is of less than average intelligence, this is what you get. Chris Henige Wrecked Jet Stream Now Runs From Pole-to-Pole The circle in the middle shows where the upper zonal winds are Continue Reading →
JohnJames /15 January, 2017
The John James Newsletter 125 25 June 2016 If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they don’t want to hear George Orwell No one has a right to sit down and feel hopeless. There is too much to do Dorothy Day In First 5 Months of 2016 Hothouse Continue Reading →
JohnJames /15 January, 2017
The John James Newsletter 124 21 June 2016 Civilisation is a heat engine. The only way to stop the death of our species is to terminate civilisation; its goods, its cars, its manufacture, its use of resources, its wars – all – as each transaction produces heat. Guy McPherson History continues to write the final Continue Reading →
JohnJames /15 January, 2017
The John James Newsletter 123 18 June 2016 Men become civilised, not in proportion to their willingness to believe, but in proportion to their readiness to doubt H L Mencken Corporations try to prevent the public from making decisions over their own fate, to make sure that the fundamental decisions that determine how the world Continue Reading →
JohnJames /15 January, 2017
The John James Newsletter 122 11 June 2016 We will be destroyed by politics without principle; pleasure without responsibility; wealth without work; knowledge without maturity; business without morality; science without humanity; and worship without gratitude Mahatma Gandhi While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but once they lose their virtue, they will be Continue Reading →