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The latest edited edition with new cover. Graphic and in a direct modern style, it pulls no punches and is a real page turner.  Full of twists it will keep you guessing.

Nobody expected in early 2020 that we would still have much of our lives controlled by a pandemic that few even realised was one, over half way through 2021. Optimists now believe the vaccine roll out indicates we can ditch all restrictions before the end of this month and life can return to normal, although […]

I have been away in places where Wi-Fi is in the stone age and more recently have been very busy with family reunions as lockdown restrictions ease. Now I feel motivated to start commenting again. As an opening  thought I think it is time to update the scope of this blog. It is a commentary […]

The terrifying upsurge of violence in the Middle East is shocking.  It is also all too regular an occurrence in a cycle of hatred and discord which seems almost everlasting. Arab and Jew occupy the same region and somehow have to be friends. Some progress towards this obvious goal has be made recently, but the […]

The most remarkable thing about it was that it was delivered by the Queen herself, flawlessly and without any stumbles at the age of 95, having in recent months lost her husband, had a family bust up and been locked down by Covid. No stamina or mental health issues here for sure. Whether you are […]

Well that is a big and complicated question. With multiple answers. But the rot set in under Tony Blair.  Having triumphed in 1997 he won two more general elections, but lost votes at each until at the fourth, under Brown’s leadership, the loss of votes for Labour since 1997 totalled nearly 5 million. In the […]

The G 7 summit is of foreign ministers, with representatives from guest democracies in attendance, is currently meeting in London. A major item on the agenda is how to respond to and protect from  threats to democracy posed by autocratic powers, namely Russia and China. Unfortunately the stark fact is that the greatest threat to […]

I am no fan of Boris. I am satisfied he is a liar with little integrity and few scruples. He is driven by ambition which knows no bounds. His childhood aim to become king of the world still courses through his veins. The media, especially the Westminster element, is now obsessed with every intricate detail […]

It does if you give priority to probity and integrity in public life. But if you think all politicians are, if not liars and cheats, a bit dodgy, but the critical thing is whether they they can get things done, then you will back Boris. Polls indicate that while some have turned queasy and walked […]

The terrible scenes in India of the pandemic out of control, in a country which a few weeks ago was declaring it had beaten Covid 19, must serve as a clear warning to all countries and especially here in the UK.  This virus is aggressive and dangerous and until it is brought under control everywhere […]