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Under starter’s order … and they’re off!

And so here we go again – another UK General Election, this time on 8th June. For an avid veteran politician-watcher such as myself there is no such thing as whatever-that-woman-from-Bristol’s-name-was (that gave an exasperated ‘You’ve got to be kidding me!” type reaction to a media [...]

April 20, 2017 // 0 Comments

Once more unto the breach (again)

Reading the revelations this week in The Times and elsewhere about the current overspending disaster that has befallen Britain’s Defence budget, it was difficult to escape the conclusion that Defence is a no-win item. When you think about it – apart from the chaps (and chapesses) that you [...]

April 2, 2017 // 0 Comments

Democracy versus politics (continued)

After a very busy time of it yesterday I made myself a much-needed stiff drink and relaxed in front of the television to watch the BBC1 Six O’Clock News. One of the main topics was the Government’s now published Great Repeal Act, which was getting the Opposition extremely aeriated, an [...]

March 31, 2017 // 0 Comments

Just another day at the office …

Yesterday at midday, feeling that I ought to do so on such a momentous day, I deliberately tuned in to the BBC’s Daily Politics programme to watch Prime Minister’s Question Time and then Mrs May’s statement to the Commons on the day that she triggered Brexit by sending a six-page letter to [...]

March 30, 2017 // 0 Comments

Nice times

Michel de Vacri It’s been such fun to see our friends from the Rust here. Yesterday I took time out to watch France play a friendly against Spain which we lost 2-0. The game was noticeable for the use of video evidence which resulted in the referee disallowing a Griezmann goal and allowing a [...]

March 29, 2017 // 0 Comments

The French Presidential election

It looks very likely that the two front runners Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will emerge as victors in the first round on April 23rd. In the polls Macron is one point ahead of Le Pen but has a considerable lead in the final round of a two way shoot out in May. Macron has arrived by default as [...]

March 26, 2017 // 0 Comments

Coming to terms with the past

My first father-in-law had an abiding hatred of the Japanese borne of his WW2 experiences. It was perhaps understandable. He has signed up at its outset, got shipped out to bolster the defence of Singapore about a fortnight before the British surrender and spent the rest of the War as a Japanese [...]

March 25, 2017 // 0 Comments

It all comes back to this

Having been away yesterday on family business I was denied my weekly ritual of watching Prime Minister’s Question from the comfort of my favourite armchair and consequently only learned of the Government U-turn over the Budget’s intended hike in NI contributions for the self-employed from a [...]

March 16, 2017 // 0 Comments

Stop the tartan tail wagging the dog!

Thank God that Nicola Sturgeon has crawled out from under the skirting board and declared her intention to have second referendum on Scottish independence at some point in the autumn of 2018 or spring of 2019, I say! I’m privileged to announce, after an intense morning on the telephone and [...]

March 13, 2017 // 0 Comments

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