Leaders who have been at the helm for a while, sometimes hang on too long. Often they feel they still have a lot still to give. This appears to be the situation with the outgoing president of FIFA. Not only is he the only candidate in the new election, but he does not think FIFA […]
Will she or won’t she? There are reports she is about to begin a mini tour of eastern States. Is this a sign? Who else is there lining up for the Republican ticket? Are there any big hitters? Or is it clear already that Obama cannot be stopped? Sarah Palin has charisma and is a […]
The British Chambers of Commerce have marginally downgraded their growth forecast. These projections, of point this and that, are really not the story. The BCC acknowledges the importance of re-balancing the economy from domestic consumption to manufacturing and exports and this cannot be achieved without near flat lining while the changeover is in play. They […]
Politicians and the media, when news broke of the Baby P. tragedy, lined up to attack and blame this unfortunate local government officer in a way which was both unjust and unfair. The Court Of Appeal thinks so too, but not the government, nor Ed Balls. The list of injuries suffered by this toddler, which […]
It was inevitable that times would get more difficult. The UK economy has to completely re-balance as well as reduce the budget deficit. That is two major undertakings at the same time. The Eurozone is struggling to contain its sovereign debt crisis. Up to three countries are on the potential debt re-structure list, which means default in […]
There is no relationship in history which has been so dissected and discussed as that between the US and the UK. Sometimes dismissed as a fiction, but a mandatory point of reference for contact between the two governments of whatever political stripe, this peculiar bond defies definition. This blog will now try to do just that. President […]
There is a report that the numbers of parents taking their children directly to hospital A&E, when they have ailments such a fevers, has risen sharply. The government is said to be working on an after hours strategy. This is all absurd. GPs used to be available to their patients 24/7. As a consequence of […]
This blog was among the first to recognise the global significance of the Queen’s Ireland triumph. What has happened is simple. She has morphed from a ceremonial figurehead and tourist attraction into a political monarch of extraordinary authority. This does not mean she has become partisan, favouring one group above another which would breach the spirit […]
For too long the law has been used not just to protect and organise a just and civilised society, but as a tool of enrichment and the protection of privilege. In a modern age of celebrity there are those who, sometimes with quite modest talent or skill, but with either a fashionable persona or a lust for power, […]
At last someone in government has begun to really spell out the issues with the U.K. economy. For too long politicians of every stripe have tended to portray the economy as temporarily stalled, but able to pick itself up and carry on. This is just not possible, as this blog has pointed out time after time. The […]