There are two kinds of foreign policy, proactive and reactive. Proactive is when a country controls its own policy; reactive is when it is tossed about by events. This blog does not need to specify the mess in which the UK now finds itself. There is also within the proactive option the strategic view and the […]
Passions are running high across the world over the suffering in Gaza among the tight packed civilian population, especially the women and children. There is near universal shock at the large death toll, many times greater than that suffered by the Israelis. Militarily Israel has the upper hand and its defence forces and missile systems […]
The West is nervous of the contents of the Russian convoy, now headed for Ukraine supposedly to bring humanitarian aid to the civilians cut off by the fighting between separatists and Kiev forces. The fear is of a Trojan horse carrying arms and ammunition within the food and other supplies. First of all the people hiding […]
There is little doubt that Scotland voting Yes would weaken the United Kingdom on the world stage. On the other hand it might force England to confront reality and see itself in a more self assertive and confident frame. Not since I was a child have I called myself, or heard other people call themselves, English. […]
A grouping of head teachers, supported by some educational management groups, has decided to set up its own league tables, which they believe will more accurately indicate to parents the merits of secondary schools. This may be a good idea; equally it may be a bad and confusing one. The critical issue, upon which front line judgement […]
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To promote the launch of the new compact edition, with a striking new cover, of Hitler’s First Lady in denser type and therefore 100 pages shorter, the paperback will be on offer for a short period at the special price of £5.99, or currency equivalent, worldwide from Amazon. The new Kindle of this edition will be on sale at […]
The Tory party is in a rather disorientated state for the start of an election campaign. At one level the strong economic recovery looks good, but the fact that it is built on household debt, a house price boom and falling living standards, for all not engaged in financial services, guarantees that it will in […]
This Blog has been unrelenting in its criticism of Western foreign policy since 9/11; in particular we condemn the tribal nature of traditional likes, which has lead to an increasing gulf between the UK and US and Russia. The problems with Russia over Ukraine could be easily foreseen and could equally easily have been resolved, […]
To promote the launch of the new compact edition, with a striking new cover, of Hitler’s First Lady in denser type and therefore 100 pages shorter, the paperback will be on offer for a short period at the special price of £5.99, or currency equivalent, worldwide from Amazon. The new Kindle of this edition will be on sale at […]