Category Archives: Politics

Drink or Drive

“It’s not Romania or Estonia who are leaving. It’s a big contributor so we have a lot of unanswered questions – and no good answers.” – Indrek Tarand This would be music to the ears of all those Brexiters who think … Continue reading

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It has been a while…so where are we?

So the dust has settled just a little after the Brexit referendum so I thought I would start to explore some of the issues highlighted by the British decision to leave the European Union. Political To say that both Britain … Continue reading

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Oh it’s a Perfect Illusion

Never give up…never give in! Galaxy Quest

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Oops I did it again….the continuing Brexit Saga

One part of me is finding the whole unravelling of the Brexit vote quite funny, another  findings the whole thing saddening whilst a third makes me feel quite angry.   Let me recap:  In June 2016 Great Britain voted to … Continue reading

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I’ve had enough now….it is not funny anymore

It was fun for a while like the happy drunk in his twenties…however as the years went on the things that seemed so likeable in the past are just annoying and only he now seems to be the only one … Continue reading

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Jeremy Corbyn is the New Prime MInister – you should never say never….

So the election in the Labour party is over and Jeremy Corbyn has been reelected with a larger majority.   He has now put the Labour party onto an election footing with an expectation of a new election sometime in … Continue reading

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Can the Cannot?

So we are now in a post post Corbyn era.  The Labour party has overwhelmingly supported Jeremy Corbyn as their leader and good luck to them.   Their narrative is that he represents a better way to run the country … Continue reading

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Supply chain free trade

So the summer is over and we are all getting back to the business of business, government and earning a living in whichever way we do. The summer has been a season of fantasy and now we are having to … Continue reading

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Tears of a clown…

The one thing that is certain, I don’t have a vote in the forthcoming United States of America presidential election.  This doesn’t mean however that I don’t have an interest in the outcome.   Unlike what many of ‘the Donald’s’ … Continue reading

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Switch Tower

It has been a long day and I am not thinking straight but having spent the day at Tate Modern and especially the new Switch Tower extension with which, I have to say, I am underwhelmed. Of course it can … Continue reading

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