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 Report prepared by the IICSA about child abuse at these two Roman Catholic Public Schools is truly shocking. Both were infested with pedophiles over decades and neither did anything meaningful about it. The Catholic Church once again came up short on the conduct within its institutions of fundamental wickedness, placing its reputation before its duty, […]
Turn Left To Power is a dissertation in book form offering a fundamental redirection for Labour’s return to power, with bold ideas for a new economic and social settlement, including economic and taxation reform, restoration of responsibility in government and a renewal of democracy. The ideas are relevant whether Brexit goes hard or soft. Frank and at a times […]
An idea to stimulate economic growth without further government borrowing. Written in plain English and very easy to follow, this is the only really fresh approach out there to the intractable problems of the UK economy, Buy! Download only .99p Paperback £2.99 Kindle or Paperback UK US
There is something nasty going on. GB was once, not long ago, a multi-cultural tolerant country where, in the general sense people got along with each other, respected their differences and accepted the world, and in particular GB with its Empire heritage, was made up of many cultures and faiths. On the face of it […]
There is an understandable outcry about the very modest corporation tax paid by Amazon in the UK. Yet as the company points out, it has complied with all rules and laws and paid exactly what is properly due. Charging tax according to events, especially profit, is utterly archaic and belongs to the world of sailing […]
In 1945 the post war settlement brought about the most profound re-structuring of the social model since the beginning of the industrial revolution. The well known manifestation of the Welfare State is still with us, although fraying at the edges. But then the underlying principle was for the first time the notion that the standard […]
This is the first of three posts which will appear in the coming days which look at issues which will arise after Brexit. The harder the Brexit, the more their conclusions will apply. Today we examine something which has become troubling. The EU operates, once decisions have been taken, at close to a single state […]
It is too early to make a meaningful judgement on the Trump visit and or the government’s situation after the publication of its Brexit plans and resignations. But it is possible to have a few thoughts. The Sun Article. If you listen to the video, this blog is in agreement with much of what Trump […]
Most people in their heart of hearts did not think it was possible. Moreover a small country simply does not have the resources to mount a rescue more complex than anything thus far attempted in cave rescue history. Yet Thailand managed not only to bring remarkable teams from every discipline you can imagine to focus […]