Category: Malcolm Blair Robinson

MPs And Their Pay

June 6, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

The arguments continue about the pay of members of parliament, with cabinet ministers and backbenchers (of all the main parties) lining up to say they are going to pay the increase to charity, in self righteous declarations designed to appeal to voters. In fact, as IPSA points out, the award is revenue neutral as reductions […]

Rudolf Hess: Nazi Era Intrigue

June 5, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

GREAT VALUE. BUY NOW! Download .99p Paperback £5.99     UK         US Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s deputy and right hand man, flew to Scotland on a mysterious peace mission in 1941, which has never been convincingly explained, to meet unidentified politicians who wanted to end the war. The truth has been covered up […]

Has Greece Defaulted?

June 5, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Technically no, because it has invoked a concession which allows several payments due in a month to be bundled together and paid at the end.  So the Greek saga of crisis in its relations with  its creditors and members of the Eurozone which, like a can, has been kicked down the road for as long as […]

Dynamic Quantitative Easing: What Is It?

June 4, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

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 […]

A Troubled Parliament?

June 4, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

The first impression of this new parliament is not one of a government honeymoon following the Tory victory, but of troubles piling up. There is increasing worry across party lines about growing inequality without anyone appearing to have a convincing answer; there is uncertainty about the negotiations with the EU; there is uncertainty about the […]

FIFA: The Pips Squeak

June 4, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

It used to be said that if you squeeze a lemon hard enough the pips in it will squeak. This blog professes no expertise on the world of football and has always found the goings on at FIFA difficult to fathom. On the one hand it has had an extraordinary success in bringing football to almost […]