Month: July 2015

Bank Of England Warning

July 25, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

This Blog, as regular readers know, constantly laments the chronic imbalances in the UK economy. Now the Chief Economist at the BoE has drawn attention to the lack of adequate investment by corporates, who are giving shareholders first pull at the cash generated by profits. Apparently in 1970 £10 in every £100 of profit was […]

Chaos In Kent

July 25, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Things are now getting out of control as a consequence of the knock on effects of the migrant crisis in Calais and an industrial dispute by French ferry workers. Both the French and the British authorities blame each other. Both are at fault. French police are slapdash about enforcing law and order in the vicinity of […]

Labour In Confusion

July 24, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

There is more nonsense being talked in this leadership election than in any similar event in any political party for the last fifty years. These are the facts. Political cycles are similar to economic cycles but longer and follow a natural process. In nature rain is needed to alleviate drought, but if the rain comes and does […]

Drama In Whitehall

July 23, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Set in the mid nineteen nineties, this fast moving thriller lifts the curtain on sex, sleaze and corruption in high places as the long reign of the government totters to an end, following the ousting of the iconic Margaret Thatcher. The novel catches the mood of those times with a host of fictional characters who engage […]

New BBC Political Editor

July 23, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

When it was announced that there was to be a new Political Editor for the BBC,one was left wondering who would be chosen from the best talent pool in political journalism. They are all good and some are very good indeed, but I did mention to a friend that I thought Laura Kuenssberg could well be in the […]

How To Print Money To Fuel Growth

July 23, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

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! Download only .99p Paperback £2.99 Kindle or Paperback  UK […]

Greece’s Reluctant Vote

July 23, 2015 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

The Greek Parliament has passed the second tranche of the Euro Group’s demands before bailout negotiations can begin. That this has happened is in part due to the Greek desire to stay in the eurozone and in part to the remarkable political leadership of Alexis Tsipras. It is now critical to the future of the […]