Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bids the mighty ocean deep, It’s own appointed limits keep; O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea. The Navy Hymn, William Whitting, 1860. Some went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants […]
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My first duty this week is to thank my new friend Steven Wilkinson, of the excellent Substack Pitchfork Papers and his company Good and Prosper, for his continued support and encouragement. I’ve been following his work for some time, and his kind words on Friday, when he allowed me to guest post my article ‘Half-Mast’ […]
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The Philosophy of ‘No’
I have returned to the sea, for a three-week trip. On this occasion, I have signed on as Mate. That is second in command on this ship and entails a 12-hour night shift from 7 pm to 7 am. After the manic trip we had last time I was here, nights are a blessed relief. […]
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Red Alert
Threat detection, empiricism, relativism, and authority. It’s been a busy old week! Since joining my ship on Wednesday I’ve had nine arrivals and departures, shifted berth twice, went alongside a ship in harbour for cargo, and pushed on to so many ships and towers offshore that I’ve lost count. And I’ve been training a new […]
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Titanic Omissions
The news of Boris Johnson’s, as yet only promised, resignation has not impacted my mood, or my worldview, nearly as much as you might have thought. The man wore the rank of PM, but was never a leader. Agenda 2030, 2050 and the Great Reset/Build Back Better, Greener, whatever/ Levelling Up, more green blah, blah, […]
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Merchant Mariners on Molyneux
So for those who don’t know, I was on Molyneux’s podcast recently to talk about the crew change crisis. 300,000 seafarers are stuck at sea, unable to get home due to Covid-19 lockdowns. I am writing now near the end of September. Many of these guys have been stuck at work since February. I was […]
Most Jocks and Brits have spent the last 10-12 years devouring American content on the interwebs, mainly through the now censorious Youtube. A consequence of this is that we have been exposed to such radical ideas as Libertarianism, that have long since been banished from our terrifying government school curriculums. The problem with much of […]