Count your blessings: Always look on the bright side of life. Today’s article has chosen to embed the famous clip of the Life of Brian. And for a reason. Monty Python’s…
What is a political uniform. That is the question. Two events of note have happened recently. On one level they are unconnected. On another level however they are linked.…
A sign of the times? Mr Patrick “Pat” Condell is a writer, polemicist, and former stand-up comedian. In his early career he wrote and performed…
Tackling the Permissive Society. Above, the song of childhood, Puff the Magic Dragon and below a comment from a You Tube user – American…
FAO: British Taxpayer: Amount Outstanding – €25,000,000,000.00 Von Die WirtschaftsWoche: “Die EU schiebt seit Jahren einen Berg an unbezahlten Rechnungen vor sich hin, der bei über 200…
Brexit: Coming face to face with reality. Above, a picture of poverty. One hundred years ago to the day, a British Prime Minister faced a monumentally awful…
Louise, the Laughing Lear. Oh Dear! Sometimes things just happen. Maybe someone pulled a stunt but poor Louise Lear normally so calm and collected…
Brexit: It's Complicated! Above, two unlikely bedfellows! “It’s Complicated” is the title of a 2009 US “rom-com”staring Meryl Streep as a successful bakery…
Lloyds Banking Group: Thirty four months of misery to come! According to a report (GOTO: http://www.eadt.co.uk/business/watchdob_sets_june_2019_deadline_for_ppi_compensation_claims_1_4640728) in the East Anglian Daily Times, The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), 25 The North…
Lloyds Bank: Shanghaied in Downing Street? Left, the recently completed Shanghai Tower. The Shanghai Tower is in the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone of Pudong, with…