Month: April 2016

The Rise Of Corbyn

April 16, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

With Boris now in play, Cameron badly damaged and morphed to Dodgy Dave, with Osborne devalued by his budget disaster, Remain is in trouble. The dozens of bankers, foreign leaders and business men pleading for Britain to stay are no match for one Boris arguing to leave. So it could very well be that the world will be […]

Boris Changes The Game

April 16, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Boris Johnson in a flurry of rallies, interviews and speeches yesterday took command of the Leave campaign and injected a sense of passion, pride and self belief in Britain and its potential which has energised the whole debate over Europe. Never mind all these world figures he says; they all have an axe to grind as […]

Brexit Thoughts 8: NHS Nonsense

April 15, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

So the day at last has come. What day? The day the EU Referendum Campaign officially ‘begins’. Yes, it has being going on for months, years even, but it is now official. The government is at odds with most of its party, the cabinet is split, Cameron is damaged, Boris is rampant and all sides […]

The Minister, The Sex Worker and Labour.

April 13, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

There is a lot of big important stuff going on in the world demanding the Labour Party’s attention. John Whittingdale’s dates are not part of it. Getting involved in this is a big own goal for Labour. The argument put forward by Maria Eagle is that what amounts to a perfectly legitimate relationship forged by Mr Whittingdale, […]

US Election: Trump Down, Sanders Up

April 10, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

With his win in Wyoming Bernie Sanders has now taken seven of the last eight primary contests, but Hilary remains in the lead by a margin. All eyes are now on New York. If Sanders can take that prize it would be a game changer. He would no longer look like the challenger. Instead he would look like a […]

The Archbishop’s Father

April 9, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

This extraordinary bolt from the blue has driven the UK news agenda today not so much because of the sensation but because it is a very human and touching story. Moreover proximity to Churchill is always newsworthy now, more so than when the national hero lived. Justin Welby has handled what he claims was a bombshell […]

Ukraine And EU: Dutch Vote No.

April 7, 2016 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

This Blog has been consistently against the western expansion of the EU and especially to any formal relationship with the Ukraine. So it is pleasing to see that the Dutch voted against the pre-applicant status that was proposed by one or other of the various opaque organs of governance which drive the EU wagon. This […]