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Democracy or mob rule? 3 Feb 2012 | 03:03 am
Democracy is an overused word these days. That, in itself, would not be a bad thing if it were being used correctly, but the trouble is that it rarely is. There is a growing assumption - perpetuated ...
The pygmy mind of Nick Clegg 13 Dec 2011 | 01:33 am
A few weeks ago I revealed that since officially retiring I've started working as a business coach. I'll be honest, I'm no business genius and most of what I tell people is common sense, but one of th...
Le grand stitch-up 8 Dec 2011 | 02:21 am
With the kind of breath-taking arrogance that only the French and Germans are capable of, those arch-conspirators Sarkozy and Merkel announce they've agreed a new EU treaty. It's not an agenda for th...
No time for blogging 4 Nov 2011 | 08:37 pm
I've just noticed that yesterday's post was my first since the end of August. I suspect that many people may have assumed I'd given up blogging again, but this really wasn't the case. There are two m...
The day democracy died 4 Nov 2011 | 06:39 am
The 3rd November 2011. Remember that date - because it is the date when the principle of democracy died in Europe. Anyone who has read this blog in the past will know what I think of the EU - and th...
For God's sake, buy a briefcase! 31 Aug 2011 | 03:41 am
I don't know when, exactly, using briefcases fell out of fashion, but I suspect it was sometime around the arrival of the cheap laptop computer. However, if you're not carting a laptop around with you...
The real cause of the riots must never be revealed 16 Aug 2011 | 09:00 pm
I've not written anything about the riots since they began for various reasons. First of all, I've been very very busy with my work for a couple of weeks - a little too busy if the truth be told. When...
Why globalisation fails 6 Aug 2011 | 08:36 pm
Once again I see people blaming the current economic crisis on capitalism and failing to attribute culpability to the real culprit in this ongoing disaster - globalisation. Why is it all down to glob...
The masters of deception 6 Aug 2011 | 02:19 am
A few days back I wrote about how the BBC (and other media outlets) have a tendency to distort the past to suit their particular world view. However, it's a practice which is not restricted to just m...
The Perfect Storm 4 Aug 2011 | 07:54 pm
I've been warning about this for some years now, but we really do seem to be moving towards the end game for western economic dominance now as concerns about the US economy lead to massive falls in st...
