The problem with the economics of the Tory party is that they are based on house price inflation, without which they seem to flounder about what to do. Rishi Sunak showed promise earlier in the pandemic with his lavish support packages to keep the basics going and promised that the government would invest its way […]
Freedom is an obvious word and we all know what it means. Or do we? Certainly it does not mean freedom to harm others by action or negligence. Freedom is not impaired by being required not to drink and drive, not to smoke in public places, nor to hazard other people’s lives by some deliberate […]
Obviously its detractors will say definitely NO. But its supporters, ever more nervous at currents trends in both the political leadership and the surging pandemic, are becoming themselves uncertain. And it is not just about the reckless Freedom Day fiasco. It is about economic recovery, how it will be financed and how that will impact […]
Not directly in the overt sense, but in its general commentary it has nodded through attitudes and views which previous governments would have called out. The government depends on far right votes which would have gone to Farage and his continuously reconstituting political factions, best known as UKIP. These votes were critical for Brexit. They […]
There was something inevitable about Sunday. Everyone confident of an England win. A goal in less than two minutes. The stuff of victory surely? But enter the challenge of penalties. Then tears. Yet that is not the end of the story. It is a chapter on the road of national recovery in England’s place international […]
Originally published in 2014 under my own name, this re-edited and updated version is a page turner with no dull moments or word padding. A cast of colourful and engaging characters bring history to life in a volatile present. Murder and intrigue on an international scale.
Early on, after the intervention to disable the Al Qaeda terrorist base, I pointed out that no country had ever successfully occupied, governed or conquered this spectacular region known in Empire days as the North West Frontier. Even the Russians had left. So if we went in it would end in failure. The Taliban, formerly […]
I am not a football expert. I was useless at school. I was especially bad at goalkeeping so I was always put there by teachers who wanted the other team to win. My side of course lost and then I was set upon by angry team mates and blamed for their own failures. So I […]
Originally published in my own name as Downfall in 1995 at the height of the Major government sleaze period, the waspish undertone went well with the tight narrative and page turning style. It was also prophetic as it was actually written before real events unfolded. Might be a fun read now. The title fits […]
The pandemic has more or less driven Brexit from public consciousness. Except in Northern Ireland. NI voted against leaving the EU by a comfortable majority. Inexplicably, the DUP who lead the government there, campaigned for Leave. They got their way. Now the consequences are clear they don’t like it. Sorry, no sympathy from me. The […]