Month: March 2016

Palmyra Recaptured

March 28, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

The joint Russian/Assad recapture of Palmyra, aided by Iran and others is very good news, unless you remain shackled to many of the flimsy pipe dreams of the so called strategy of the West. It is good because this priceless heritage is back in the hands of those who wish to preserve and treasure it. […]

Book Bargains

March 28, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Here are three of my popular thrillers. Two are dramas played out today but founded in the Nazi era. One is a political thriller from the immediate post Thatcher era. Click on the links above each title. From £2.08 Download and £6.99 Paperback UK         US   UK      US   UK      US

Nicky Morgan: Brave But Wrong

March 26, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

It was brave of the Secretary of State for Education to stand up and confront the teachers; a challenge several of her predecessors funked. Unfortunately what she had to say betrayed a good deal of ignorance and was very disappointing. There is something fundamentally wrong with the idea that billions of public money be handed […]

Compulsory Academies: An Absurd Policy

March 25, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Even Tory councillors are beginning to rebel against the peculiar and absurd announcement that all schools paid for by the taxpayer and in the state system are to be forced to become academies. Peculiar because it was a key element of Osborne’s disastrous career breaking  budget; this is not the usual way to announce fundamental changes […]

Lib Dem Cheer: A Comeback Kid?

March 24, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Potentially the winners of the budget mayhem and Tory civil war are the Liberal Democrats. They now have a narrative. Compare the orderly one nation government of the Coalition with the chaos of the government of a Tory majority. It could be enough to win back a good deal of the West Country, some Home […]

Easter Book Sale: Tor Raven Thrillers

March 23, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Starting today four Tor Raven thrillers go on sale from £4.99 Paperback and from .99p Download. This is terrific value for page turning quality reads. Get your copies now and enjoy the Easter break with relaxing drama on your phone, tablet or in hard copy. Click links at the end of each synopsis. St.John Whilloe is the black […]