Nobody saw the Bradford election sensation coming. Things have been going so badly for the government in a mayhem of budget disasters, pasty challenges, funding scandals, jerry cans and petrol queues, that many have been asking whether the Tory party can recover. For it is the Tory party which is in trouble. Suddenly it has […]
At a time of austerity and cuts it is very difficult for people to stomach the idea that companies are willing to pay vast sums in order to meet leading members of the government with a view to influencing policy. Unlike the huge American political fund raising industry, the one in Britain is covert, creepy […]
Simply put the verdict must be fiscally sound but politically inept. Because of the political ineptitude headlines about a mysterious Granny Tax abound. There is no such thing. What has happened is both simple and fair. The very generous £10,500 personal allowance for pensioners will not now rise with inflation until the increasing personal allowance […]
With the finalising of the Greek bailout, the signing of the fiscal pact, the acceptance of massive losses by investors in Greek bonds and the triggering of the credit default swaps, Euroland survives to fight another day. This is, of course, not the end of the story. It is a kind of Dunkirk moment. Catastrophe […]
This blog has in the past found itself in agreement with the views of Cardinal O’Brien, the leader of Catholics in Scotland, especially over the release of the Lockerbie bomber. On the matter of gay marriage, we have profoundly to disagree. Marriage is a human right, custom and tradition pre-dating Christianity. It is not the […]
Sadly, yes it can. The Syrian people are now caught in a nightmare of suffering and violence. The insurrection has taken too deep a hold to be crushed by internal military means. Even if The Assad government razes whole districts and slaughters the residents, protests will erupt elsewhere. Yet the protesters lack the power to challenge the […]
Clearly there is a feeling in the Eurozone that the worst has passed and by signing up to the latest pact, governance of the euro becomes viable. Greece looks as if it will get its bail-out and the ECB has been busy pouring cheap money into European banks, many of which are technically bust. It […]
Sorry for the lack of posts recently. A virus slipped under the flu jab radar. Quite bad, but now better.