Blog 2023 Malcolm Blair-Robinson

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About the Book

Dr. Rachael Benedict is an American historian and a best-selling author. She has a British connection through her estranged father Saul, an English thriller writer. Saul, whose parents were of Anglo-German origin, has spent much of his life plotting to expose secrets from World War Two, which are so sensitive they have been subject to an extensive cover-up lasting seventy years. As the time approaches for him to make his move to expose duplicity, murder and lies at the heart of the British State, he seeks Rachael’s help. This provokes a killing spree as parts of the security services of both Britain and the United States become engaged in the drama, with one side determined to get the secrets out and the other determined to keep them hidden.

Set equally in the United States and Britain, the narrative grips from the first page, transporting the reader to the heart of government both in Washington and London and on into the darkest corners of the secret states on each side of the Atlantic. Rachael battles forward to unearth the truth both from intrigues of the Nazi era, but also within her own family, surviving three attempts on her life, before finally achieving her goal. Not only does she expose the truth from history and from her own roots, she has to delve deep into her own emotions to find the truth about herself.

It is an old political trick. Declare a coming crisis before an election so the voters are scared of change. It often works but not always. It depends on who the voters trust most. At present they do not appear to trust anybody.

Cameron warns that the world in on the brink of another financial crisis. Might he be right? Sadly yes he just might. China, Japan and Russia are slowing (Japan has stopped), the EU is on the brink of recession, the Middle East is in chaos and Europe is destabilized because of the crisis in Ukraine. Huge amounts of QE have been pumped into the global financial structure since the last crisis, showing a big profit to the top 1% of the world population, but all the rest have seen their wages stagnate and their standard of living fall; their purchasing power has fallen as well. Meanwhile assets have become over-valued against productivity and demand. This may not yet be a crisis, but it is certainly the blueprint for one.

But if one is to issue lofty warnings it behoves a smart Prime Minister not to promote stupid things. And in the financial context there is nothing more stupid that the sanctions on Russia, which have almost brought European growth to a stop (Germany has been hit hard) and threaten the stability of the Russian financial system. It is now on the cards that a major Russian bank may go under. If one does it could well trigger a crash, just like Lehman Bros.

If that does not scare you it should and it is Cameron’s irresponsible finger which is on the trigger. He needs to think about that. So do we.