Francis Davies converses with himself on books, writing, politics, and more.
The Dragon’s Path: A Measured but Worthwhile Wander
It’s been a good while since I read any fantasy. To kick the year off I waded back into the genre with the first book in Daniel Abraham’s The Dagger and The Coin series, The Dragon’s Path.
Is the ‘chumocracy’ good politics?
Boris Johnson will not be the most popular Prime Minister in history. The series of contracts and senior roles gifted to the loyal, has drawn frustrated accusations that Westminster has become a ‘chumocracy’. But Johnson’s actions, while not beneficial to the majority of the population, makes a great deal of sense inside of the political framework.
Political Normality: Idealising the Past and Constructing a Future
No matter how comfortable the fantasy of the good old days might be to old school political types on both sides of the pond, this talk of a ‘chance to reset government’ is, at best, misguided, and at worst, wilfully naïve.
