Going paid, but nothing's changing

Happy New Year, one and all!

Due to a number of people very humblingly requesting I activate paid subscriptions, I’m going to do so as of now. Everything published here will remain free to read.

Was especially taken aback by their requests, as I’ve somewhat neglected my Substack of late. One of my resolutions for 2023 is publishing at least one exclusive article here for all my subscribers every month.

It’s a difficult time for everyone right now and things could get harder over the year ahead, particularly if the long-overdue global recession many fear - and central banks and financial institutions seem keen to cause - comes to pass. As such, I understand if you are unable to support my work in this manner, and won’t take it personally if you cannot. Each and every read, ‘like’, comment, and share from you is truly a gift, for which I am always extremely grateful.

I would be remiss though in not asking you to spare a thought for Julian Assange, who has just spent his fourth Christmas and New Year in London’s hellish Belmarsh prison. Accordingly, I’d like direct your attention to my very first Substack post - an investigation into how British intelligence framed Julian as a Russian agent, which led to the Ecuadorian government cutting off his contact with the outside world, and laid the foundations of his forced removal from the Embassy and resultant incarceration.

I leave you with a Serbian proverb:

“Be humble, for you are made of earth. Be noble, for you are made of stars.”