"Every major political party in the US, Europe, and the UK, all the western media and a host of powerful lobby groups. Don't talk as if there's no-one to speak up for them, please. And one thing in common with all the groups I've mentioned is that they are predominantly right-wing."

So Steve every major political party in the US, in Europe and in the UK is predominantly right wing??? - News to me and quite few European nations with left wing governments.

Ehmmm Christmas looking after a nations self-interest IS precisely what the job of any government is.

Raggy had a look through both those "links" for the Professor - pity that you didn't - the worst examples shown were all American. The strong antipathy towards Irish immigrants in the USA is the reason that "St Patrick's Day" as we know it today came into being.