The addiction to cheapness makes the economy especially ‘fragile’

There are some things that ‘should’ , it seems, be cheap: food, ‘labour’ and consumer goods are most usually cited…. What isn’t ever cheap is housing – whether purchased or rented – indeed any ‘real estate’ property is rarely cheap. Though it is virtually never mentioned, expensive housing inhibits the ability to compete ‘globally’ (to… Read more

Stymied by your own government

The ‘Newsletter’ shows very worrying news from Northern Ireland, where transport providers estimate there are just five days before food distribution breaks down, Remarkably this includes Tesco, which is by far Britain’s largest food distributor and who, in my experience at least, are usually legally and technically proficient. Some of HMRC systems are thought to… Read more

Conservative reality

‘A single market without barriers—visible or invisible—giving you direct and unhindered access to the purchasing power of over 300 million of the world’s wealthiest and most prosperous people. It’s not a dream. It’s for real.’ This is a quote from Margaret Thatcher How far have we fallen – and what utter incompetence has our current… Read more

Brexit Project Fear is the Reality of an own goal – if not two or three

We have met this regretful, leave voting fish merchant before – he now thinks he’s ‘stuffed’, poor chap. Basically by carrying fish from several exporters in one load – his transport agent has warned him that if a mistake with his paperwork leads to the truck being turned back at the border he will be… Read more

Der Spiegel has the measure of us…

Great Britain has been captured by lying gamblers, insignificant clowns and their claqueurs. And mainstream media became accessories to their evil master plan, Brexit. What a f***ing disgrace”, says @derspiegel Link is here. Our government is perfectly understood.. Großbritannien wurde von zockenden Lügnern, leichtfertigen Clowns und ihren Claqueuren gekapert. Und große Medien machten sich zu… Read more