Trade deals cover thousands of pages of details, not the five pages secured by Starmer with US Monday, 12 May, 2025 Last week saw the signing of a couple of trade deals. The first, with India, is the culmination of several year’s work. The second, with the US, was cited by President Trump and Sir Keir Starmer as a truly historic moment, during a live televised conference call between the two. It is true. This was an historic moment. Never before has so much nonsense been spoken by two G7 world leaders in what... Local News
Need more money for defence, but not clear where Chancellor will find money from 5th March 2025 Politics seems to have entered a new world of existence. Every morning, we are confronted by the latest news of what the US president has done now. Frankly, it... Local News
Pleased Starmer made the commitment to increase defence spending, but I’m struggling to understand what Labour stand for anymore 26th February 2025 It sometimes seems we are run from America. Donald Trump has slashed US international aid spending to near zero, whilst he is telling the rest of the world to... Local News
Trump may not be relied on to assist Europe in what may become a tricky time of need 18th February 2025 International diplomacy is a complicated thing. It follows generations of procedure, with countless diplomats and politicians building a code of conduct amongst... Local News
We need a migration policy that reflects 21st century migration 10th February 2025 In the aftermath of fall out between the Bank of England and the government, where the Governor’s verdict on Rachel Reeves’s budget to boost growth is to halve... Local News
Some of Labour's growth ideas are just unfeasible 29th January 2025 This week sees the government re-set. After months of talking down the economy, of creating mythical black holes in public finances, of burdening the private... Local News
Local Government reorganisation will deliver better value for money for taxpayers 20th January 2025 My background is in financial markets and investment. As a result, I tend to look at the world with a view to financial efficiency and value for money. There is... Local News
My prediction, taxes will rise, Government spending will be cut and inflation will rise 13th January 2025 I was away last week, but coming back to the UK feels like we’ve gone back to the 70s. Talk of a sterling crises, stagflation, rising interest rates, tax hikes... Local News
Dodged her responsibility - child sexual grooming gangs. 9th January 2025 Another week, another extraordinary failure of the government. This time, its child sexual grooming gangs. As an opposition backbencher Labour MP Jess Phillips... Articles
In five months new Government has gone from a fresh start to comic derision 2nd December 2024 This week sees a “reset” of the new government. After months of own goals and criticism, the Prime Minister has decided to start again. Or not. We’re not... Local News
