“At the height – or depth – of Trumpian America, folk would say: “ach, but at least we’re no’ America!But today America had the
decency and the cojones to indict a disgraced former leader. Yet, on the same day, Boris Johnson got to reward the very people who helped him to continually fail upwards whilst at the same time making them unelected legislators over all our lives. Forever.”
“Politics is too serious a matter to be left to politicians.” Charles de Gaulle
“Jeanne is first and foremost an artist. Her joys, her concerns, are expressed in and through her art. Her art works change their form sporadically, which is healthy – it’s best if expression doesn’t stagnate.”
Artist Jeanne Bouza Rose has tackled her confusion and disappointment at the state of politics in her home country of the USA in her new work. It can be viewed in the windows of the Northlight Gallery Stromness.
“planning doesn’t distract us from the grave issues in front of us. Indeed, it is an essential part of the solution.”
Like the vast majority of people all around the world, sitting here in Orkney, I was shocked at the scenes unfolding in Washington.
“Whatever transpires, events in America can only further reinforce our belief that Scotland can only flourish by doing what our stateside friends did two hundred and forty-four years ago. And make our own Declaration of Independence. “
“How will future generations views these times? “
“At the end of the day if you are leading a country you make choices. You don’t follow the science , you make decisions based upon it .”
“So, moves are afoot to impeach The Trump. And, I’m thinking – considering the state of the Western World.”
