Month: May 2017

US Leaks Outrage: Trump Must Act

May 25, 2017 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

The world watches perplexed as some kind of political feud in the intelligence services of the United States of America is disrupting the normal conduct of its government. But the obsession with Russian contacts of those allied to Trump is a domestic political imbroglio which simply makes America look childish. Leaking classified information about an ongoing investigation […]

Manchester Horror

May 23, 2017 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

It could not be worse. A happy night at at a concert to see a star. What a treat. Then this. Aimed at the young and children at a moment of their happiness and enjoyment. One cannot think of anything more cruel for them, their parents and their friends. And for us all. There is […]

May U-Turn: The Queen of Flip Flop

May 22, 2017 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

She campaigned to stay in the EU, then changed her tune to hard Brexit. The key financial measure in the Budget had to be withdrawn, although she approved it. There was to be no snap election but she called one. She produced the worst election manifesto in modern Tory history, causing panic in the country because […]

Labour Advances Steadily In All Polls

May 21, 2017 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

There are several points. I have been saying for some years, and publishing from 2015, that centre politics is over and victory for Labour beckons from the Left. This is confirmed by Jeremy Corbyn’s double landslide in the Labour leadership contests and, in spite of an extraordinarily hostile media and little support from much of […]

The Tory Manifesto

May 19, 2017 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Perhaps we should call it May’s manifesto, not least because she herself calls it that, referring to ‘my manifesto’. It is also the case that Lynton Crosby, who is apparently in charge, has decided on a presidential campaign about almost nothing but the leader, believing it exploits the perceived weakness of Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of Labour. […]