Our economic commentators, and here I am not sure how much encouragement comes from the Political establishment, will always point a finger at the Euro, predict its imminent collapse, more to distract us from our own problems. The decision to create a monetary union without a political union is difficult for us to …
Increasingly we see the impending implosion of the Euro being commented on in the media. One would think that there is a real crisis and that disaster lies around the corner! The common claim is that the Euro cannot work because it does not give the weaker economies the ability to devalue and are forced …
to have a new look, at ourselves. All my life I have been proud of being English. I was brought up with a sense of fair play, to treat all people equally, to stand up for the underdog and above all to be honest. Today I read in the Sunday Times that Gordon Brown was …
I think it is high time we started taking a careful look at ourselves. It is not since the sixties that we had real student and youth protest outside of countries like France, where the right of protest against Government is firmly entrenched as a normal democratic institution. While, in our eyes, this may seem …
With the UK election race now under way, we can say, that, the fun has just begun! The choices facing the electorate are fairly stark. Labour, with Gordon Brown's experience as the first theme to hit the news stands. Perhaps it's TV advertisement with a man walking down a dusty road to nowhere epitomises the …
In recent months I have come across several instances of Trusteer Rapport being installed on home computers on the advise of their Banks. Initially RBS and latterly HSBC as well. At issue is whether this piece of software should be installed on any computer. While it promises an extra layer of protection against phishing exploits …
There are many times that I hold an opinion on a subject strongly, and, will argue my standpoint with all comers, fervently … but please never ever let me say that I am right and you are all wrong, for as soon as I say that I am presuming myself to have all knowledge … …
The emergence and resurgence of Nationalism around the world. This lurch to the "right" may seem natural as we all seek to protect what we believe is rightfully ours during a time of economic turbulence. However, it started long before the credit crunch and all those things that have left people worried about their own …
It seems that Gordon Brown has forgotten his mission, to save the world! Leading up to the G20 summit there was a lot of publicity about the changes that were going to be made. Everyone was going to strengthen their regulatory systems, there was going to be a new Bretton Woods agreement. Alas and alack! …