There are two big mistakes each side can now make. The Government would be in grave error if it did not acknowledge that Ed Balls has the power to land very damaging blows, especially as the cuts begin to bite. The Opposition would be in equally grave error if it did not recognise that it […]
Twice if not more, this blog has pointed out to Ed that his top team were all in the wrong jobs and he has now acted. Good for him. The new line up is much better and will make politics much more lively. Ed Balls is currently the best advocate for Labour’s economic policy, which is one, nevertheless, with which this […]
David Cameron and the government are right to champion NHS reform. When there is a crisis emergency it is superb, when it goes about its daily business it is shambolic. Shambolic in the way it wastes the full potential of the dedication and expertise of its medical and nursing staff; shambolic in its relationship with doctors […]
Scrapping this excellent benefit is one of the Coalition’s more serious mistakes. This claims to be a government with education at the heart of its programme (don’t they all!). Some of its tinkering with school structures are simply meddlesome and pander to minority pressure groups. Others, like making sense of a stressful and inefficient exam […]
We are now inundated with literally thousands of automated ping back and intelligent spam comments all of which have to be checked, as some are irrelevant, unsuitable or from unsuitable websites. From now on all comments will close after the post has been up for five days It will be possible to post comments without giving […]
This is very good news for BP and it is very good news for the U.K. It is good news because it provides further enhancement of oil supplies, which, because of the rising demand for energy from emerging economies, will be needed until the age of nuclear electricity and electric cars, augmented by wind and sun, […]
On the face of it this by-election (I do prefer the more old fashioned spelling bye-election) has something for everyone. Labour had a good win so Ed is given a boost. If his party had scraped home or perhaps lost, he would have been in trouble. Nick would have even more problems on his plate if […]
Opinion is divided as to whether the MPC was right to leave interest rates at the present level. This Blog is of the persuasion that it has made a mistake. The arguments for holding rates at this historic low are well known and well rehearsed. The problem is that our inflation rate is back to the old […]
There is a plus and a minus today for and againt the government. Michael Gove has introduced the new English Baccalaureate. This brings this country in line with countries in the world which have much higher educational standards than our own, for whom the idea of a core of academic skills which will lift the […]
The President of the United States, in what may be remembered as the greatest speech of his Presidency thus far, spoke to and for all Americans. Cynics and opponents will find fault, but this President has demonstrated, again, that he ranks among the greatest and most poetic orators of his county’s political history. It an atmosphere charged […]