An attractive but traditional design is to be introduced for new coins showing a contemporary engraving of the Queen’s head. It is apparently the fifth edition to be issued during her long reign. During Queen Victoria’s even longer (so far) reign there were as I recall only two editions and both were still in circulation when […]
The assassination of the opposition politician Boris Nemtsov has caused shockwaves around the world. The Kremlin denies any involvement; it would be a spectacular own goal were that not the case. But it is likely that the origins of the contract to kill this outspoken critic of the direction in which Russia is headed lie […]
BROWSE MY BOOKS WITH THESE LINKS Malcolm Blair-Robinson U.S Malcolm Blair-Robinson U.K.
It depends how you look at it. Sir John Sawers, ex-head of MI6 said some very wise things in his interview with BBC Radio 4, which makes it all the more inexcusable for the blighted foreign office to have got it so wrong. Among Sir John’s comments were his disappointment that the West and Russia had […]
Politicians do not like to talk about the fragile nature of the UK’s Economic Recovery. Yet it remains rooted in borrowing, asset inflation, housing costs which are out of control and a housing shortage which continues to grow. It is consumption based in a country which no longer makes things for shoppers to buy, so […]
This blog is mystified by the announcement that Labour is going to reduce tuition fees to students then pay for it by raising taxes on pensions. The two are not connected. Moreover money raised in taxes goes straight into Treasury coffers and can easily be grabbed for any number of alternatives. In principle students do […]
VALUE READS Download all five fast reading thrillers now! Offered at 99p or 99c. Or buy paperbacks from £4.99. Orders over £10 postage free. AMAZON.COM AMAZON.UK
You can look at an international situation in two ways; tribally or strategically. Tribally means you behave like a football supporter. Your team is always good and theirs is always bad. This is how the West presently handles Russia. Or you can take a strategic view. What are the issues? Who fears what? What is the […]
BROWSE MY BOOKS WITH THESE LINKS Malcolm Blair-Robinson U.S Malcolm Blair-Robinson U.K.
If we are talking about the length of the campaign the answer must depend on whether you like politics or not. If we are talking about the outcome, there is no way yet of predicting what that will be. A hung parliament looks certain, but it is not clear who will lead the resultant coalition […]