The extraordinary report in today’s Telegraph to the effect that Sturgeon wants a Cameron victory is an extraordinary lapse of editorial judgment for two reasons. The first is that the the trail of who said what to whom and when is the stuff of a matinee farce, not a serious broadsheet. The second is that if […]
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The revelations about the co-pilot of the Germanwings plane, which he deliberately crashed, being treated for suicidal tendencies and other symptoms of mental illness raise all manner of questions about how such a victim of these disorders can be placed in control of a passenger aircraft. It is is easy to blame the management of […]
The most accurate response is that they all did. The minor parties appeared centre stage for the first time and acquitted themselves well. None of the party leaders had a breakthrough but none was savaged. The big outcome is that it is now perfectly acceptable to vote for a minor party and doing so might […]
An idea to stimulate economic growth without further government borrowing. Written in plain English and very easy to follow, this is the only really fresh approach out there to the intractable problems of the UK economy, and it is just beginning to be noticed in important places. Buy! Kindle or Paperback UK US […]
Most commentators agree that the economy is the key issue which will drive voters to make their decision and because the economy is recovering the advantage is with the Tories. This blog is inclined to that view also. However we must remember Wilson’s surprise defeat in 1970 and Major’s annihilation in 1997. In both cases the economy […]
An idea to stimulate economic growth without further government borrowing. Written in plain English and very easy to follow, this is the only really fresh approach out there to the intractable problems of the UK economy, and it is just beginning to be noticed in important places. Buy! Kindle or Paperback UK US […]
So far the Tories appear to many commentators to be running the slicker campaign. They have a clear narrative and they are backed by good news stories coming out about the economy, which is at the centre of their campaign. Unfortunately the old fashioned endorsement letter by one hundred business leaders was a dated ploy which is not […]