Category Archives: Politics

Thoughts on Constitutional Monarchies

Posted on May 10, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

New essay in The Fortnightly Review.

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Poetry of Protest

Posted on April 5, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

  Anthony Howell says: UPDATE – Unfortunately I have come down with a really horrible flu, so I have had to cancel my reading tonight. But please go and support the other readers on my behalf.   I am glad … Continue reading →

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TIGER TOPIA – for Julian Assange

Posted on March 28, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

x Marry your lover too soon after your husband has passed away And you could die of tiger fright. They have these unfathomable eyes. Their lean stripes, imagine them. How they slide between Poles. Shaman-masked, marked with ancient writing. x … Continue reading →

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Conflict with the Eyes Closed

Posted on March 24, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal
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As they say, guys, Don’t Poke the Bear!

Posted on March 20, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

Detail from the mural in what might be termed the cloisters of the Wat of the Emerald Buddha in Bangkok. Created 200 years ago, roughly. It was and  indeed is a Royal commission which has been restored at least once … Continue reading →

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Rainbow Revolutionary

Posted on March 20, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

x With far more roofs than are needed, Golden eaves, bewildering embellishments, Porticos held up by pillars sprouting ardent Angels offering busts and candles, architraves And window-frames accompanied by legends, Threshold stairways flanked by snakes Disgorging snakes disgorging tiger-headed demons, … Continue reading →

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ACCORDING TO PLINY

Posted on February 26, 2023 by anthonyhowelljournal

The dragon, ever at war with the elephant, Is itself of so enormous a size, As easily to overwhelm the elephant, Seize it in its clutches and encircle Its legs in its coils. x The contest is equally Fatal to … Continue reading →

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How Different Countries View War

Posted on November 7, 2022 by anthonyhowelljournal

Andrei Martyanov (SmoothieX12 on Youtube) cites the movie Come and See when he explains in the second part of a post called Economics of Military Industrial Complexes in Russia and US how the Russians conceive of war and how the … Continue reading →

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Romance at the Demo

Posted on October 9, 2022 by anthonyhowelljournal

It’s warm but not quite hot. Under the blue, in our anoraks, We are lining up to surround Westminster Bringing with us our hands. Yai, my friend from Thailand, Only a year or two younger than I am, takes a … Continue reading →

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Two Versions of Truth

Posted on September 26, 2022 by anthonyhowelljournal

Here is Patrick Lancaster reporting and here is the BBC Within hours of each other, covering the same event. The door to door voting is for convenience and safety, not for intimidation. Why is the BBC so partial? The news … Continue reading →

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