At times of stress the public at large, whether they vote or not, look to politicians for leadership. Especially from the government. The opposition is often split because the party out of power can indulge itself, the more so now that the possibility of being caught by a snap election is made remote, with the move to […]
The junior doctors’ strike is over for the moment as the row with the government runs on in the form of talks which may or may not get somewhere. Wherever they do get, even if it solves the dispute, is essentially the wrong place. This blog has said over and over, you cannot have an […]
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 […]
Iran and Saudi Arabia have broken off diplomatic relations and are conducting a proxy Shia/Sunni civil war in Yemen. Iraq has a government with only limited authority, depending upon support from the US coalition helping its forces to drive back IS from its deep foothold in Sunni areas. These forces contain both Sunni and Shia militias. […]
Cameron will pay a price for allowing Euro sceptic ministers to vote against him if and when he calls the referendum to endorse whatever deal he strikes with the EU. It is one thing for Corbyn in opposition to allow dissent in the shadow cabinet, but it is quite another for the prime minister to put […]
DOWNLOAD OR PAPERBACK Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s deputy and right hand man, flew to Scotland on a mysterious peace mission in 1941, which has never been convincingly explained, to meet unidentified politicians who wanted to end the war. The truth has been covered up for generations because to reveal it would somehow undermine the honour […]
There were lurid prophesies about a revenge reshuffle which were clearly exaggerated and, as is his style, the Labour leader took his time sounding out and deciding. In the end the changes were a refinement of the previous line up, not a root and branch reconstruction. The Tories had their usual laugh and loads of […]
There is a report that the Polish government will offer Cameron a deal that in exchange for migrant benefit concessions from Poland, Britain should send troops there and support the setting up of NATO bases in that country. This blog has been opposed to NATO’s eastward expansion following the end of the Cold War and considers the Polish proposal […]
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 […]
The New Year honours list has caused controversy because of awards to civil servants who appear from their career records to be undeserving and especially because of the knighthood given to the Tory election guru who directed for the party the successful campaign in May 2015. This was seen by many as divisive and negative and […]