The General Election, one month on It's now a month since the last General Election here in the UK. I have left off commenting until now because I needed time for the disappointment that had set in following the result. My problem is that I value truth highly. It could be because of autism or …
Tag: UK
What a mess: Brexit
I rarely blog about politics, the last one was on 2nd January this year, but with the exit of the UK from the EU coming in a month I thought I would get something written. The exit day is in the middle of Lent and I will be blogging on other things through that time. …
Coming soon, Brexit poll 2?
Here we go again? There is a petition to parliament has been launched to re-run the British referendum on membership of the EU. I think that is a very bad idea. To have a referendum in the first place was a bad idea. I voted, and what I votes for was not the majority position. …
Shake it all about
In out, in out. Britain and the EU On June 23 this year the people of the United Kingdom and Gibraltar will have the the chance to vote in a referendum on whether they wish to remain as members of the European Union. The debate has started, and it is not easy to sort out. …
More on good countries
When we look at the economics of trading we have to appreciate that thimgs have changed over the last 30 to 40 years. 40 years ago if a bank in the USA sold mortgages to people who could not afford to pay them back it would only be a problem the the borrower and the …
Why I don’t mind UKIP
News from the past week: The flood of immigrants expected from Bulgaria and Romania failed to happen, the gush was only a trickle. BNP leader Nick Griffin has been declared bankrupt, despite having an MEP's salary. 300 journalists were at Luton Airport on January 1st to meet the first flight in to Britain after the …
Which England is that?
The EDF Last Saturday, the English Defence League's demonstration in Bradford came and went without the feared violence.Most of it seemed to involve the EDF protesters chanting at themselves. What intrigues me about the EDL is which England is it that they are defending, because it is not the England that I've lived in for …
Making an ass of myself 