It is a very good thing that the bank of England has at last acted, more especially because a contracting economy worries about a government that does not seem to know what to do. So any action is better than no action. Well, is it? This Blog has a view which is expressed often. Here […]
This might be a moment to stop and consider why it was that from the very beginning Britain was always the outsider inside the Common Market, then the EEC and finally the EU. It is an island, yes, but that cannot be all. One of the reasons British psychology is different is that it is a nation which […]
QE in various forms is now very much part of the economic conversation, especially in following Brexit and the fall in the value of the £. Dynamic Quantitative Easing (also called Peoples Quantitative Easing) remains under government, not bank, control and targets specific investment projects without borrowing, interest or repayments. It can reboot the economy, […]
Because no work on an action plan was done by either side before the referendum and because so much of our national daily life is interwoven with the EU, there is no clear way forward now that the country has voted to draw stumps and go. There are what one might call foraging expeditions going on […]
The Honours system is not just falling into disrepute; it has become disreputable and should be scrapped in its present form. Only one Honour should exist; the Order of Merit. This is in the gift of the sovereign and has nothing to do with politicians. It should be awarded to people who have sacrificed their potential […]
If Donald Trump is serious about getting himself elected US president, he has to upgrade his untenable position on Muslims. He has rightly found himself in hot water over extraordinary remarks he made about the mother of a fallen American hero. These have upset a lot of Americans and almost all Europeans. His ridiculous position of blaming […]
It is impossible to fathom how on earth this project has got as far as it has. It does not matter which foreign government is involved in our power generation industry because none are welcome, whether they be French, Chinese or whoever. If a government is to be involved, and this Blog believes it should […]
QE in various forms is now very much part of the economic conversation, especially in following Brexit and the fall in the value of the £. Dynamic Quantitative Easing (also called Peoples Quantitative Easing) remains under government, not bank, control and targets specific investment projects without borrowing, interest or repayments. It can reboot the economy, […]
It is clear from the headline that I have some nasty things to say about this, but first I should lay out my stall. The most important principles are that we should have abundant and cheap electricity especially for business and industry, there should be ample reserves in generating capacity guaranteeing the lights never go out […]
Dr. Rachael Benedict is an American historian and a best-selling author. Through the death of her estranged father she sets out to expose secrets from World War Two, which are so sensitive they have been subject to an extensive cover-up lasting seventy years. This provokes a killing spree as parts of the security services of both Britain and […]