Boris is the best known politician in Britain and by far its most popular. He invokes certain aspects of Churchill, about whom he wrote an acclaimed book. Churchill remained a powerful political figure when not in government and was generally known by his first name in an age of great formality; men called each other […]
As the debate about in or out gets into its stride, we shall hear a lot about sovereignty from the Leave campaign. There are some points to be made here. The whole idea of a Union is that when its laws are agreed by all its members, all of them must abide by them and […]
Trump was way out ahead in South Carolina notwithstanding a critical Pope. Cruz should have done better in this State. Bush has dropped out. So the only thing we now know for sure is that in November it cannot be a dynasty revival of Bush v Clinton. Hilary won in Nevada by less than she ought, […]
Before adding more comment on the now for sure referendum over our place in the EU (or not) this blog is planning to let the dust settle for a few hours and see what the shape of things to come actually is following manic negotiations, political ructions, a media frenzy and wall to wall news. […]
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 […]
This blog has always been riled by the idiotic pronouncements of the UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon. His latest two border on the irrational. The newest is his assertion that Jeremy Corbyn is a bigger threat to the Falklands than Argentina, because the Labour leader suggested that Britain should try and reach a reasonable accommodation with her. So we […]
QE in various forms is now very much part of the economic conversation, especially in connection with recent market turmoil. Dynamic Quantitative Easing (also called Peoples Quantitative Easing) remains under government, not bank, control and targets specific investment projects without borrowing, interest or repayments. It can reboot the economy, boost manufacturing and exports and enable sustained growth […]
Surely it was not supposed to be like this? Negotiations to the wire which even if they succeed, will deliver a deal that is either smoke and mirrors or much less than expected. As for immigration, the clincher according to many commentators? Every expert asked has confirmed the inflow of migrants in unlikely to reduce much […]
BROWSE MY BOOKS WITH THESE LINKS Malcolm Blair-Robinson U.S Malcolm Blair-Robinson UK
The worldwide decline in the value of banking shares and the constant whispers about their stability is unsettling. especially with banks. In that sector there is no smoke without fire. Just now it is not clear whether we see smoke or steam. Banks are safer than they were pre-crash, but that judgement must be tempered […]