This was in Saturday’s Times: And the Baron of Siberia bit had to get permission from Putin. Now, joy of joys, it has been granted. We have a Baron of Siberia in the House of Lords – that must be what the Conservatives meant by taking the money, sorry, taking back control…. Read more
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Sunak is wrong and Positive Money is actually right…
This from Positive Money, who I’ve been critical of in the past, is absolutely spot on – although never mind three things wrong that they advocate – I’d suggest that Sunak is actually completely lost – or perhaps, lying… Apologies for the double billing below – only the first one needs attention. ‘Fraid I cannot… Read more
A government which is obviously out of its depth
The overdue imposition of a lockdown announced yesterday evening by Johnson’s government seems only to prove that idea that some people see the writing on the wall only when they have their backs to it… The government has, within just two months, gone all the way from spending (and forgoing revenue) of half a billion… Read more
Britain in the vanguard of fascism..
A constituent has written an open letter to his MP, Anthony Mangnall (Conservative, Totnes) of which I quote the conclusion below. It is powerfully argued and well worth reading the rest. I’d urge everyone to do so. In leaving the EU, the UK has placed itself in the vanguard of the fascist revival taking place… Read more
Now they are gaslighting business
This is not just that old joke about how many Tories does it take to change a lightbulb? (Answer: none – they prefer gas lighting). This is about the private industry who, they actually tell us, that by paying their taxes create the money to pay for ‘our’ NHS. Mr Gove said on Marr: “Make… Read more
Is rebellion imminent?
This moving piece from Channel 4 news and from a real small employer (rather than a grasping rentier capitalist) correctly explains why so many are completely adrift in the government’s occasional, random and unscientific lockdowns. For sure the science is uncertain – but the money creation to ensure both the lady in the interview and… Read more
Victorian government Public Health
I have looked at at a BBC Factcheck on Covid -19 testing, which is certainly interesting, and seems to put Britain near the top in Europe – for testing. Fine, for Britain, which, as the cradle of Public Health, unsurprisingly it should be. The originator of the industrial revolution really should know all about it……. Read more
Frictionless trade for the future?
Oh dear – the Conservatives’ ‘easiest trade deal in history’ has turned out to be a little more difficult. We can of course, export but will the regulations allow us to export as a previous PM used to say – “without friction”? As anyone who knows about trade deals – friction is the word. Reducing… Read more
The 3.5 per cent
Nothing to do with that other percent – the 1 or less – but this time, the academic, Erica Chenoweth, (who name sounds very Cornish, but she is an American) is the source of these 3.5% figures that keep cropping up everywhere – often just chalked up as in a park here: This concerns the… Read more
Russia report surely represents prima facie Johnson’s Misconduct in Public Office
Or how the Tories have completely broken the already shaky, British democratic system. I was aware some time ago that French television had filmed people in Aaron Banks ‘Go Skippy’ insurance (now prominent in offering European Health Insurance for next year’s holidays, as there’s no opportunity like one you’ve prepared for yourself) ringing people up… Read more