Month: July 2019

Does Crash Brexit Really Mean Freedom?

July 15, 2019 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

No It means the opposite. Instead of this country having more control over its destiny it will have less. More to the point, politicians will have far less authority than they have now. Why? Because the world’s largest single market, through which we enjoy advantageous trade with about 40 countries and which now has free […]

The Falling Pound

July 12, 2019 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

This blog has said many times that there can be no realistic attempt at a post Brexit recovery unless the pound is worth close to one dollar and marginally less than a Euro. I stand by that conclusion. But I also say that the current predictions of a rapid fall to dollar parity in the […]

What the Ambassador Said

July 8, 2019 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

What the British ambassador said about the Trump administration not only comes as no surprise, but it is common currency among diplomats and politicians the world over. He also said Trump should not be written off. Wise words becauseĀ  the definition of populism is in an unorthodox form of politics which breaks all rules and […]

Time to Recall Article 50?

July 3, 2019 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

It is three years since the Brexit project began; a simple in or out concept which would be, according to its promoters, the easiest negotiation in history, if out were the choice. It was. And here we are, three years on in political, constitutional and Brexit chaos. Positively nobody knows what is going to happen. […]