It is clear that the centre of western politics generally and those in the UK in particular has shifted left after thirty years on the right. There is a lot of angst about big business, bankers, globalisation, poverty,vulgar riches, wars, social inequality et al. In Greece and Spain new left wing movements have been the response […]
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There are reliable reports from Athens that Greece as agreed terms for a further bailout. It is not possible to comment sensibly until the details are known. However three conditions have to be met in order that it will succeed. First there must be very substantial debt relief because everyone agrees the current debt level can […]
Set in the mid nineteen nineties, this fast moving thriller lifts the curtain on sex, sleaze and corruption in high places as the long reign of the government totters to an end, following the ousting of the iconic Margaret Thatcher. The novel catches the mood of those times with a host of fictional characters who engage […]
This is a minefield into which a wiser Blog would not venture. Commenting on political elections based on reported figures and polls went so badly wrong at the general election that a period of reflection seems in order. The problem is we may be in the midst of a contest of historic proportions which may […]
An idea to stimulate economic growth without further government borrowing. Written in plain English and very easy to follow, this is the only really fresh approach out there to the intractable problems of the UK economy, and it is just beginning to be noticed in important places. Buy! Download only .99p Paperback £2.99 Kindle or Paperback UK […]
Jeremy Corbyn is right to throw into the political debate the role of the state in the economy; in particular public utilities which are monopolies. The Tories fundamentally believe the state is a bad idea in anything beyond law enforcement and the armed forces. Everything has been privatised that conceivably could be. While an argument can […]
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British Sport, which appeared to go into the doldrums somewhat after the triumph of the 2012 Olympics, seems to be bouncing back. Loads of golds in the swimming championships, the Tour de France, the bronze for the Women footballers, and now the Ashes won in spectacular style. Could this auger well for Rio, where the […]
The UNHCR describes the situation on three small Greek islands on which tens of thousands of migrant refugees have landed as chaos. Greece, its economy on the brink, has no resources to cope and has appealed for EU help. So far none has been forthcoming. This is appalling. According to the UN most of the […]