“And I'm the Emperor of China!”
Above, the Emperor Kangxi (1654-1722) – the longest-reigning emperor in the history of China. Under his 61 years of reign…
Year: 2016
UK Government Policy: Let's tax the poorest at TWICE the rate we tax the rich!
This is the sort of recommendation one would have expected from Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier, Chief Minister to Louis XVI…
An ethical foreign policy: Wisdom tooth extraction – without the pain.
Above, an adaptation of a cartoon of 1900. Remember Robin Cook and his “ethical foreign policy” ? Didn’t last very…
The migrants stupid!
Above, the most expensive White Elephant in Europe? The European Parliament building in Strasbourg. The phrase “The economy, stupid” was…
An invitation to join Mr Mercer and your Editor in prison!
Above, HM Prison Dartmoor and inset, one of Her Majesty’s residents on D Wing. British Gazette readers will be used…
Reading the runes: Will he or won't he?
In previous articles, this organ – along with other commentators – have suggested that the chameleon is likely have the…
I have in my hand, a piece of paper…….. It has Herr's Juncker's signature on it……..
Neville Chamberlain’s famous statement made on the concrete of Heston (not Croydon) Aerodrome on 30th September 1938 will always be…
“Was habe Ich getan?“ & “What have I done?”
There will be times in everybody’s life when we have thought, “What have I done?” It is often followed by…
"When Europa saw the breadth of the discord in her domain, she wept………………….”
Above, the late Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber. Today’s article paraphrases one of the most widely cited actions attributed to…
A return to the politics of principal?
Just like a businessman must know his customers, any successful editor must know (in the broadest sense) their readers. It…