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 in political intrigue, sex, money laundering and murder, pursued by an Irish investigative journalist and his girlfriend, the daughter of a cabinet minister found dead in a hotel room after bondage sex.
Archive for July 23rd, 2015
Drama In Whitehall
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015New BBC Political Editor
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015When 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 running. So this Blog welcomes her appointment and offers its congratulations. It is good news that the redoubtable Nick Robinson will be joining Today as a presenter. Most BBC current affairs programmes report the news, but Today makes it.
How To Print Money To Fuel Growth
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015An 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
Greece’s Reluctant Vote
Thursday, July 23rd, 2015The 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 euro that Germany modifies its position to ensure that an agreement is reached which offers a doable path for Greece’s economy to return to growth and that the debt mountain will be reduced to a level which can credibly be serviced.
The Euro Group now needs to recognise that it has a significant responsibility to sort out its currency. At present anybody will agree that Greece’s current position would be infinitely better if the euro had never been heard of. The same for Italy, Spain and Portugal. That is not a good report.