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Politics and the military – an uneasy mix

Prime minister David Cameron strayed onto dangerous ground earlier this week when, during a lightning visit to British forces in Afghanistan, he stated that our official withdrawal from that war-torn country by the end of 2014 would be with heads held high and a sense of ‘mission [...]

December 19, 2013 // 0 Comments

When deafening silence of politicians speaks volumes

In the wake of yesterday’s publicity over the interim report of the independent Airports Commission, chaired by Sir Howard Davies, into the future of commercial aviation in the UK – contrary to some expectations, listing one Gatwick and two Heathrow schemes on a shortlist of three, with [...]

December 18, 2013 // 0 Comments

An incident on the way to a rugby match

On my way down to the Stoop this afternoon for this afternoon’s Heineken Cup clash between Harlequins and Racing Metro, I happened to be listening to a studio discussion on Radio Five Live. The subject was that of CCTV cameras being installed in taxi cabs. Apparently, one council that had taken [...]

December 15, 2013 // 0 Comments

Well, what do you know …?

Today I return, albeit briefly, to the subject of MPs salaries – and with just a smidgeon of reluctance, borne of not wishing to flog a dead horse. I noticed this weekend, on the website of The Guardian/Observer, a report upon the findings of economists Professor Naci Mocan and Professor Duha [...]

December 15, 2013 // 0 Comments

The case of the odd couple

Have I missed something? These past few weeks, the British public has been ‘entertained’ by the goings-on at the trial at Isleworth Crown Court of the Grillo sisters (Elisabetta and Francesca), sometimes employees of Charles Saatchi and Nigella Lawson, on fraud charges. You’ll have to [...]

December 13, 2013 // 0 Comments

And yet we’re all in this together

Firstly, a declaration of interest. I am deeply suspicious and cynical of our masters and, most particularly, politicians. I once wrote a piece suggesting that – in a skewed version of Marx’s dictum (Groucho’s of course) regarding club membership – by definition, anyone who wished to become [...]

December 10, 2013 // 0 Comments

It’s pretty much black and white

I am simultaneously puzzled and irritated by the ex-serving officers and politicians, now aided and abetted by a Daily Mail campaign, collectively queuing up to demand that Sgt. Alexander Blackman of the Royal Marines, who has been convicted by court martial of the cold-blooded murder of a Talban [...]

December 8, 2013 // 0 Comments

A visit to London

Last night I arrived to spent the weekend with my eighty-eight year old father. Bringing me up to speed with what he had been doing this week, he recounted his experience of standing on the pavement, attempting to hail a taxi cab on the main road at Notting Hill Gate. After some time a taxi [...]

December 7, 2013 // 0 Comments

Battening down the hatches

The news that the UK’s Environment Agency and Met Office have issued warnings about a blast of windy arctic conditions that will sweep the country today and tomorrow (Friday), causing widespread severe flooding on the east coast is naturally causing alarm amongst those who might become affected. [...]

December 5, 2013 // 0 Comments

Press articles – Sunday 1st December 2013

Here are some UK press website articles that might be worth a look this weekend: A new poll of EU countries reveals a gulf between the attitude of voters in the UK towards the EU and those of voters in EU countries towards the UK being in or out – see here – THE GUARDIAN/OBSERVER Matthew [...]

December 1, 2013 // 0 Comments

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