Red menace

The holiday a fortnight ago to celebrate Malaysia's independence was dominated by demonstrators in yellow shirts. Yesterday's holiday had demonstrators in red shirts. Apparently these people are pro government which, ironically as this was meant to be a celebration of unity in the country, can equate to pro Islam and pro Malay (as opposed to Malaysian Chinese and Indian). I was reminded of the political system here this morning as I walked past a cafe advertising porridge with crispy fried innards.
There's little evidence of the clothing companies doing so well in Britain but I did enjoy watching the Labour Party leadership on the BBC world news. At one point the ribbon of writing at the bottom had Corbyn news listed as 'sport' and I was pleased that it wasn't clashing with the Rugby World Cup. The establishment would have us believe that radical policies will never win an election but in the past things have changed; 100 years ago the country was not a proper democracy as less than half the population were enfranchised, 75 years ago most British people couldn't afford a nutritious diet, died for want of money to pay medical bills and a decent education was seen as a privilege and not a right. 50 years ago we were into the Wilson/Heath years and, well, since then nothing of any real significance has happened in British politics.
China has gone from the Cultural Revolution to unfettered capitalism, with the break up of the Soviet Union Russia has moved from being a planned economy to a criminal one, Germany has re-unified, the USA has progressed from Jim Crow (apartheid) laws to electing a black president and Britain is just same same; maybe a shake up is overdue.
In other news my book is now available as a paperback from https://www.createspace.com/5714720 or from Amazon.