
The limits of democracy are being tested
WE CAN ALL AGREE that even in a democracy, with an unwritten constitution, certain actions are beyond what would be reasonable for any Government to
WE CAN ALL AGREE that even in a democracy, with an unwritten constitution, certain actions are beyond what would be reasonable for any Government to
THIS IS A CRISIS born out of serial material errors over many years and short-term fixes designed to kick the can down the road. Today’s
THE LAST two weeks, since Kwasi Kwarteng’s now infamous budget, have perhaps been the most extraordinary in modern British political recollection. Truss and Kwarteng condemned, with
MAKE NO MISTAKE, we face an economic crisis. The view that is being curated is that all was relatively fine until those right-wing barbarians, Truss
HER LATE MAJESTY the Queen, even in death, astonishes us. While I suspect many predicted large crowds, in an age of alleged rationality, globalism and
IT IS NOW almost six years since the UK voted to leave the EU and two years since our formal withdrawal. One will recall that
THERE ARE TWO organisations in Scotland that were once all powerful but today are on the brink of collapse. Both were pillars of the Scottish
THE CONTRAST with a wonderful traditional Christmas with one’s family and the self-inflicted political maelstrom that is happening around us could not be sharper. It’s
HOW WAS your 2021? As the year comes to a close I trust it was a good year. However, politically at least, I think many
WHEN THE TREASURY, the Bank of England and the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, all float an idea it is wise to pay attention. The idea I’m
IT USED TO BE that governments understood that economic prosperity was hard won and a result of nurturing the private sector, encouraging enterprise and spending
Please forgive this contribution but the passing of one’s mother is a profound event and writing her eulogy makes one reflect on not just the