These ‘Talking Heads’ appear to be brainless
In his ‘Whats up, whats down’ daily email, Matthew Elliot wrote on the 31st July edition: Nigel Farage announced yesterday that UKIP would from September be launching a major grassroots push for a ‘No’...
View ArticleThe Forgotten Factor?
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. Confucius In a comment on this article one commenter made the point that whenever The Harrogate...
View ArticleIt’s October, not August – or is it?
Within the field of politics it is generally accepted that August is the ‘silly season’, during which we are regaled with all the ‘wacky’ news and views both featuring those of whom we have heard and...
View ArticleLies, Damned Lies and Facts
Yesterday, in the House of Commons, David Cameron repeated his dismissal of the ‘Norway Option’ as an alternative form of membership of the European Union, stating that Norway has no seat at the table...
View ArticleSt. George & The Dragon
Today we had David Cameron’s speech to the CBI, together with various articles suggesting that were his December European Council meeting to ‘go well’ it may be that the promised referendum could...
View ArticleDear Donald, Jean-Claude, Martin & 28 Others
Well, here’s my letter setting out my demands for a reformed European Union – says David Cameron – and you will notice that, in common with ‘everything EU’ where reform is suggested, it is set out in...
View ArticleJust another ‘brain-dead’ political commentator – or ‘hack’
Yes, you, Philip Stephens Chief Political Commentator of the Financial Times. An article, albeit a few days old, about Brexit from this font of wisdom begins: What do you mean by “out”? and continues:...
View ArticleSome questions
It is always a source of amusement when reading the outpourings of political commentators on the subject of democracy. One only has to consider this from Gabby Hinsliff (and where she is concerned,...
View ArticleBit of a ‘rogues gallery’?
Tusks, including those of elephants, are used to produce ivory and are highly valued – if only the same could be said about the tusk of the ‘elephant in the room’. Donald Tusk has published his...
View ArticlePassing Thoughts
I note that Manchester has been chosen by the Electoral Commission to host the results of the forthcoming referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. While it is well known that there is...
View ArticleMartin ‘Schulz’ himself in the foot?
Together, possibly, with the arguments of the ‘Remain’ campaign who continually maintain that if the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union it would become ‘impotent’ on the world stage?...
View ArticleWhen David Cameron said ‘he ruled nothing out’….
….did we realise what it meant? I wonder how many of the electorate saw Hardtalk, aired on 24th February 2016, which was quite an ‘insightful’ interview of Martin Schulz conducted by Sarah Montague....
View ArticleConfused (dot eu)?
From this site we learn: Accessing markets outside the EU is crucial for jobs and growth within the EU; The EU works to keep markets open and to keep trade flowing; An open and fair international...
View ArticleA European Army?
We learn today that Federica Mogherini has, this weekend, sent an advance copy of the EU Global Strategy on foreign and security policy to the Member States. She will formally present the strategy to...
View ArticleDear Donald, Jean-Claude, Martin & 28 Others
Well, here’s my letter setting out my demands for a reformed European Union – says David Cameron – and you will notice that, in common with ‘everything EU’ where reform is suggested, it is set out in...
View ArticleJust another ‘brain-dead’ political commentator – or ‘hack’
Yes, you, Philip Stephens Chief Political Commentator of the Financial Times. An article, albeit a few days old, about Brexit from this font of wisdom begins: What do you mean by “out”? and continues:...
View ArticleSome questions
It is always a source of amusement when reading the outpourings of political commentators on the subject of democracy. One only has to consider this from Gabby Hinsliff (and where she is concerned,...
View ArticleBit of a ‘rogues gallery’?
Tusks, including those of elephants, are used to produce ivory and are highly valued – if only the same could be said about the tusk of the ‘elephant in the room’. Donald Tusk has published his...
View ArticlePassing Thoughts
I note that Manchester has been chosen by the Electoral Commission to host the results of the forthcoming referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. While it is well known that there is...
View ArticleMartin ‘Schulz’ himself in the foot?
Together, possibly, with the arguments of the ‘Remain’ campaign who continually maintain that if the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union it would become ‘impotent’ on the world stage?...
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