I have known a few politicians over the years, and yes some are venal, and flawed, and attention-seeking. But my overwhelming impression is that they were in it to do some good for the people they represented.
Continue ReadingIn an increasingly uncertain world shoddy deals rule
Inside most of us there is a narcissist struggling to get out. The political class appears to have no difficulty restraining its inner narcissist. It is said that a civil servant, witnessing the descent to earth in a helicopter…
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The unintended consequences of David Cameron's political gamesmanship could result in the return of the Irish border, the disintegration of the United Kingdom, and the decline and fall of the European dream - a bad day at the office…
Continue ReadingWho slurs wins: dirty politics in Britain and America
The Republicans have failed their country by their inability to contain a populist demagogue, worse they have failed those of us who have no vote in the election, but who will be directly affected by the decision made in…
Continue ReadingStop the world – I want to get off
President Trump is still a nightmare rather than a reality. But his current ascendancy - alongside that of Sanders, Corbyn, the SNP in Scotland, and the leftist Potemos movement in Spain, among others - is a clear signal that…
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