Cameron And Europe

November 29, 2014 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

An increasingly desperate Cameron is thrashing about trying to appease angry voters, angry Tory party members and an irritated Europe. His latest speech offers proposals which, if agreed by the EU and that is a big if, would deal with the emotional objection to migrants claiming benefits as soon a they get here and sending such things […]

Andrew Mitchell

November 28, 2014 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Only nasty people want to see a person’s career shredded and whatever your politics, Andrew Mitchell cuts a rather sorry figure today. His reputation is tarnished beyond political repair and the finding by the judge that he probably used the ‘p’ word is damning. That an altercation about which gate to use lasting seconds can […]

Grand Jury Surprise

November 25, 2014 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

It is necessary to delve deep into American history to discover the complex causes of the extraordinary stand off between black and white in Ferguson, Missouri. Americans are shocked but have some understanding of what is going on. The rest of the world is astonished and cannot see how a white policeman can shoot dead an […]

Time For Diplomacy

November 23, 2014 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, has complained that the objective of the Western sanctions is to effect regime change in Russia. This blog does not believe that this is the intention of most of the supporters of sanctions, but it does agree that this is what a few hotheads would like. The same ones […]