Michael Greenwell

So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable. – Aldous Huxley

Articles

Various Articles I have written on different sites. My reviews are similar to articles (in that I have given in to the temptations of editorialising [a lot]) so you might want to take a look at them too.

This page is updated every so often. They are roughly in order of newest to oldest.

The title is the link.

HILLSBOROUGH www.lostbhoys.com

HUFFING AND PUFFING & BLOWING THE UK HOUSE DOWN – The Huffington Post

NO SURPRISES – www.bellacaledonia.org.uk

BLAIRUSCONI – www.bellacaledonia.org.uk (and at Dissident Voice)

ORWELL WAS WRONG (Just Occasionally) – www.bellacaledonia.org.uk

NEUTRAL LIKE A KNIFE IN THE BACK – www.bellacaledonia.org.uk

SHOCK OF THE CENTURY – www.bellacaledonia.org.uk

THE GREEN BRIGADE - www.bellacaledonia.org.uk

FOLLY UPON FOLLY – www.opednews.com

DAY AGAINST THE DEATH PENALTY – www.opednews.com

CAMERON PREFERS THE SPREAD REGAL – www.opednews.com

DOG MUTILATION – www.opednews.com

NOT EXACTLY IN THE SPIRIT OF THE THING – www.opednews.com

DIAMOND PLANET-FINDER IS A STAR – www.opednews.com

OUT OF SELF-INTEREST – www.opednews.com

WHO SMELT IT DEALT IT – www.opednews.com

A TRIP TO THE CASINO – www.opednews.com

AN EXEMPLARY ACTION – www.opednews.com

SICKBAGS ON STANDBY – www.opednews.com

BURNS NIGHT – www.opednews.com

DIDN’T TAKE LONG, DID IT? – www.opednews.com

RADICAL THERAPIES by PHILIP CHALLINOR – www.opednews.com

COLLECTIVE PUNISHMENT – www.opednews.com

THERE ARE NONE SO BLIND AS THOSE THAT WILL NOT SEE – www.opednews.com

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE ALRIGHT – www.opednews.com

GIANTS AND PYGMIES – www.opednews.com

GREAT MISSING THE POINT MOMENTS IN HISTORY -Three- AMERICAN PUBLISHER
www.opednews.com

GREAT MISSING THE POINT MOMENTS IN HISTORY -Two- CROP CIRCLES – www.opednews.com

BET YOURSELF TO EXTINCTION – www.opednews.com

GREAT MISSING THE POINT MOMENTS IN HISTORY -One- PLACARD – www.opednews.com

WHAT SHOULD THE TITLE OF BUSH’S MEMOIRS BE? – www.opednews.com

AH, SO NOW IT IS IMPORTANT? – www.opednews.com

GUERNICA – www.opednews.com

THE CHEEK OF IT – TRICKLEDOWN NONSENSE STRIKES BACK – www.opednews.com

THE DEMON HAUNTED WORLD – www.opednews.com

CATCH 22 (The Film) – www.opednews.com

HOWARD ZINN – 1922 – 2010 – www.worldnewstrust.com

WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER THEY SPEND IT ON – www.opednews.com

AMERICAN OFFICIALS SAY – www.opednews.com

CHRISTMAS IS COMING, THE EXECUTIVES ARE GETTING FAT – www.opednews.com

THE MAN WHO HELD THE QUEEN TO RANSOM AND SENT PARLIAMENT PACKING – opednews.com

4 DEGREES WARMING BY 2060 – www.worldnewstrust.org

PUT THE FUTURE TO THE BACK – www.pressaction.com

HILLSBOROUGH AND RELATED PHENOMENON – www.worldnewstrust.org

INTERVIEW WITH EDWARD CURRENT – www.atlanticfreepress.com

HAPPY DISASTER DAY – www.opednews.com

KATHMANDU – www.lostbhoys.com

WHISKY PLEASE – www.opednews.com

DON’T EAT GAY ANIMALS ON A FRIDAY – www.dissidentvoice.org

THE WAR GAME – www.foreignpolicyjournal.com

TYING THE CAT TO THE BED – www.opednews.com

Ceeellllleeebrate bad times, COME ON! – www.opednews.com

EXTRAORDINARY – www.opednews.com

SALT OF THE EARTH – www.foreignpolicyjournal.com

FOR THE PEOPLE DOING NANOWRIMO – www.opednews.com

PROTESTOR DEAD – www.worldnewstrust.org

WHAT HAVE WE GOT TO GAIN – www.opednews.com

THE MISANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE – www.opednews.com

NO INNOCENT BYSTANDERS – www.opednews.com

HOW LOW CAN YOU GO? – www.opednews.com

I LOVE A PLANET WITH A HAPPY ATMOSPHERE – www.opednews.com

HABITAT LOSS – www.opednews.com

HOLLOW – www.opednews.com

TALKING KKK-RAP – www.opednews.com

DON’T TAKE PART – www.opednews.com

KUINSA – STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN TO ME – www.asiaeast.org – A strange thing.

ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUSTwww.opednews.com The deliberate warping of the climate change debate.

THE GREATEST HERO YOU HAVE NEVER HEARD OFwww.opednews.com Someone who is hardley ever mentioned.

THE TEDIOUSNESS OF DEMOCRACYwww.opednews.com – the not new EU treaty.

HOLLOW – www.opednews.com – Traditional music is not a commodity.

IT’S NOT CENTRIST, NOR IS IT MODERATEwww.opednews.com – the BBC

DUCK RIGHT OFF – www.opednews.com – Absurd decision from someone

PRIME SINISTER’S QUESTIONSwww.opednews.com PMQ’s is a waste of time.

EDUCATION EDUCATION EDUCATION – www.opednews.com . Tony’s promises.

HOW TO RUN A COUNTRY (AND GET AWAY WITH IT) – Part 1 – www.selvesandothers.org . Politicians Tricks

HOW TO RUN A COUNTRY (AND GET AWAY WITH IT) - Part 2 – www.selvesandothers.org

POLITICIAN SPEAK TRANSLATED – Part 1 - www.dissidentvoice.org . Political Language.

POLITICIAN SPEAK TRANSLATED – Part 2 - www.dissidentvoice.org . Political Language.

SLOW DOWN, THE BAIJI IS NOT SAVEDwww.opednews.com . News of the animals resurrection is premature.

DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT – www.selvesandothers.org. Geldof.

ACADEMIA NUTS – www.dissidentvoice.org , March 3rd 2006. This is a an article about problems with academic institutions.

CONVERSATIONS WITH GEORGE – NUMBER 1 www.dissidentvoice.org. This is an imaginary conversation with one George (Orwell) about another George (Bush).

7/11 – ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE – www.selvesandothers.com July 11th 2006. CNN don’t change their make-up, this was an immediate reaction to the Mumbai Bombings.

50 AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO KNOW www.spinwatch.org

OSAMA AND US www.spinwatch.org

‘OPERATION HOLLYWOOD’ AND ‘HOLLYWOOD AND THE PENTAGON www.spinwatch.org

PREVENTIVE WARRIORS www.spinwatch.org

OPERATION SADDAM www.spinwatch.org

THE HISTORY OF OIL www.spinwatch.org

ORWELL ROLLS IN HIS GRAVE www.spinwatch.org

THE SEVEN DEADLY SPINS www.spinwatch.org

THE MIAMI MODEL www.spinwatch.org

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO BUSH www.spinwatch.org

BUSH’S BRAIN www.spinwatch.org

ARCHIVE MOVIES www.spinwatch.org

WEAPONS OF MASS DECEPTION www.spinwatch.org

OUTFOXED www.spinwatch.org

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I also run Exit Stage Right which is a running news service about animal extinctions.

When The G8 Came to Scotland I did some blogging at www.spinwatch.org

Saturday Demo

Sunday Summit – Making History

Respecting the Right to Protest – Exactly Where did this happen?

Going for a spin around Gleneagles

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Here is a short list of some of the articles I have written about sport.

HILLSBOROUGH www.lostbhoys.com

HOW TO BE UNPOPULAR IN KOREA www.lostbhoys.com

WHAT GOES AROUND DOESN’T NECESSARILY COME AROUND – www.scotzine.com

MUNCHIES BAR – MALTA www.lostbhoys.com

No. 1 GOLF PLACE – ST ANDREWS www.lostbhoys.com

GLASGOW UNI CELTIC SUPPORTERS CLUB – AN APPEAL www.lostbhoys.com

WATCHING THE GAME IN CAMBRIDGE – www.lostbhoys.com

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Here is a list of some other articles and books and so on that I would highly recommend…

ESSAYS AND ARTICLES

FICTION

  • Nineteen eighty-four – George Orwell
  • Lanark – Alasdair Gray
  • Island – Aldous Huxley
  • Brave New World – Aldous Huxley
  • Slaughterhouse 5 – Kurt Vonnegut
  • The God of Small Things – Arundathi Roy
  • The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists – Robert Tressel

NON-FICTION

  • Endgame – Derrick Jensen
  • Tell me lies – David Miller
  • Collected Essays, Letters & Journalism Vol 1-4 - George Orwell
  • A People’s History of The United States – Howard Zinn
  • Killing Hope – William Blum
  • Why Scots Should Rule Scotland – Alasdair Gray

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