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
NOW THAT the dust has settled and we can reflect on it calmly and in more detail we can see that Rishi Sunak’s recent Budget
IN THE THEATRE of the absurd, in Glasgow, an extraordinary degree of self-congratulation and virtual signalling is on display with the great and good outdoing
“I’ve got the guts to make this a high wage economy.” Prime Minister Boris Johnson WELL THAT IS MARVELLOUS. Put up the minimum wage, berate
IS A WINTER OF DISCONTENT really ahead? That’s what the usual suspects and doom-mongers are telling us – with smiles from left-leaning think tanks and
THERE ARE of course many different reasons why the British people voted against the siren advice of almost the entire Establishment to leave the EU
THE GOVERNMENT is digging a hole. Yes, another one. The rising cost of care of the elderly is not a new issue. It has been
MUCH has been written about the symbolism of the fall of Kabul. The perception seems to be growing that a mediaeval army has overcome American