The UK might be forgiven for thinking it had two Prime Ministers. George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer and (this is important) First Secretary of State, has already emerged as the power in the first majority Tory Government in five elections. His incisive style, precise purpose and clear explanations are entirely different to the avuncular waffle […]
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As the conference seasons gets into its stride, we hear a lot from politicians and commentators about the centre ground of politics.There is a class of politician which sees it not just as the safest place to be, but the point from which all political wisdom flows. They see the right and left wings as […]
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As previously posted, this blog is of the view that the EU is doing itself no favours by the absolute confusion over its policy towards the greatest diaspora of modern times and its apparent lack of urgency in trying to reach one. Meanwhile the flow of hopeful multitudes continues, all but overwhelming the resources of a […]
As this blog has repeatedly declared in post after post over the years, there can be no solution to the troubles in the Middle East, especially IS and Syria, without Russia and Iran. Recent improvements in relations with Iran was a good sign but what is now going on is a game changer. Russia and the […]
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 […]
They were slaughtered at the general election for three reasons. The first was that the young could not forgive them for breaking their solemn pledge not to increase tuition fees. The second was that their former Labour supporters who voted Lib Dem in 2010 could not forgive them for joining up with the Tories. Finally […]
A recent survey discovered that of those who thought of voting Labour in 2015 and then did not, the majority turned away because they found the party too centrist and not left enough. This echoes the conclusion of this blog posted months ago. The same survey found that people voted Tory because they thought Labour […]
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