In a word yes. With manufacturing in recession, external debt still the second highest in the world and growth slowing, the UK economy is in no position to embark on an economic adventure into the unknown. The IMF is lined up with practically every financial organisation of importance in uttering dire warnings of a Brexit Yes. […]
If the central bank of any country warns publicly of the risks inherent in a political course, a rare event, note is always and should be taken. The problem for the Bank of England governor and his senior colleagues is that the government to whom they are responsible is split in half and facing opposite directions […]
If it is indeed the case that Brexit would destabilise Europe and that it would be a financial disaster with unquantifiable consequences, why on earth are we having this referendum? Surely to call it is madness? Or if it is instead the case that Brexit will bring great benefits in trade and jobs how exactly is […]
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Some very interesting polling has emerged which matches exactly the prediction made in this blog previously. There is a synergy between the young backing Trump and those backing Sanders. It appears that there is now some risk that Trump could beat Clinton if Bernie drops out because a lot of his support would swing to Donald […]
Sadiq Khan, fresh from his inspirational victory in London in which this blog rejoices, writes in a Sunday newspaper that Labour needs to reach out to win. Oh dear no! This is how New Labour lost Scotland. The SNP became the true socialist party while New Labour was reaching out into oblivion. What Labour needs to do is turn […]
First of all it is necessary in order to come to any useful conclusion to accept that there is a change of political weather in progress which makes all the rules that politicians and commentators have been using for the last thirty five years useless and misleading. When the weather changes the rules change. There […]
As I write this the outcome of a many of the various elections in England is not known, save for the fact that Labour is doing rather better than everyone predicted. The most acute disappointment at this development is within the disconnected Parliamentary Labour Party, which is the last and only bastion of the angry remnants […]
Never make predictions in politics and none will be made now. But this Blog thinks that not only is there a real possibility of President Trump, it is more likely than President (Mrs) Clinton. If you think that is far fetched consider this. Clinton is ahead in all the polls and as a previous post points […]
I am away on a long weekend in the Med and wrote the previous post in the departure lounge at Gatwick. I have not been following the news as much as usual but I have kept in touch. I had not planned a further post until my return to the UK but I think more […]