Why I find Geert Wilder’s words so crass but, mournfully, so true
Geert Wilders is an example of what will happen if we don’t put a stop to the liberal elitists in this country. In his native Netherlands, the liberal elite [...]
Greeks Threaten To Turn To IMF. Eurozone Loses Credibility
Merkel might want to bail out Greece for political reasons but Germany has a banking crisis of her own with Deutsche Bank notably, and a fiscal gap to fill. Her two coalition partners are also unwilling to countenance a bail out, with 71% of Germans dead against any financial help for Greece or others. Without any mechanism or funds, the eurozone is losing all credibility.
Did A Rigged Poll Really Hit Sterling For Six?
The news of the Pound Sterling falling in the Forex is being linked in the media with the alleged fall in the polls to 2% by Cameron’s Conservatives. This is an appealing idea and it makes nice journalism. But is it true?
Regulators Drive Investors To Short The Euro
Why should someone be allowed to take up a position on a country or a company’s creditworthiness if they don’t have any other business with that company or corporation that needs protecting? The same, however, could be said for nearly every Forex trade that ever takes place, and every commodity trade. Unless you are a cocoa grower, or purchaser, what right do you have to swing the price around by buying or selling cocoa futures?
‘Health and safety gone mad?’ No, just a fatal lack of faith
This morning I was quite irritatingly refused entry to a First bus in Sheffield on account of my carrying a medium black Americano from Caffe Ritazza. Despite the cup having a cover that was almost préservatif in its covering, I was not allowed to enter the vehicle. The driver, very apologetic, threw his hands into the air pleading ’sorry, it’s health and safety!’ while directing my eyes to a helpful no-food-and-drink logo.
The Culture of Intimidation; Intolerance of University of Birmingham Student Guild
Birmingham University Conservative Future (BUCF) is the largest political group in campus. Not one iota of their achievement is down to the supposedly, ‘impartial support’, Student Guild of the University of Birmingham is supposed to offer. And just for the record, I am not a member of this group.
The Truth About Banking Rules and Responsibilities
I watched President Obama’s State of the Union address with my two most virulently conservative friends, who cawed and yelled at the TV as Obama talked about his plans for the economy. One of the most memorable sections of his speech was near the end, when he discussed banking reforms and assistance packages.
Where’s your alarm clock Mr Cameron?
The Spring Forum conference was quite an occasion. The first day, delegates were on a ‘compassionate’ high with the dreamy image of the doors to Number 10 only a step away from their leader and on the second day? The total opposite. With a two-point lead (which would mean a Labour win), I suspect David Cameron was running away from the headlines every bit as much as he was from the rain in Brighton yesterday morning.
If cancer won’t kill him, perhaps a bullet will
The news that the Lockerbie bomber has recovered from cancer after we, the public, were told he’d be dead and buried before Christmas 09, shouldn’t be met with surprise or should it? What a turn of events for Mr Al Magrahi! or, maybe not? Is it beyond reasonable doubt that we can assume that this was a set-up between a 10 Downing Street mad with appeasing dictators and the looney tyrannical leader Colonel Gaddafi?
The left will always have a selective open-mind
Picture the scene. A Labour education minister smugly glides into a special press conference, knowing they’re about to release something big. The room buzzes with a frustrated energy. Pens scratch nervously against their pads in anticipation. The minister produces his paper and with tender glee proceeds to revolutionise on the spot our whole perception of how our children should be educated.
At Last. Bringing Back Sanity To The Financial Casino
Ever wondered how the oil price could shoot up to $140 a barrel, down to $55 and then settle back at $80 or so where it started, all in a year and a half period. The price was run up in the futures market, while a small number of high-rolling players got involved in a bidding-up game, forcing consumers to pay ever higher prices for essential commodities, while their profits soared. The only trouble was when the rush to the exits came, there were casualties.
The Day Gordon Brown’s Luck Ran Out
When the real story gets to be told, the long reign of Gordon Brown over Britain, will be explained by two words – spending and debt. The economy Brown inherited in 1997 was as orderly and successful as any in the world. Debts were lower than any time since WW2. Growth was rising. Unemployment low and investment strong.
The Budget Analysis in Swansea
The way in which decisions have been made over the past six years has made the effects of the current economic downturn even worse for Swansea. Swansea Council has failed to invest to attract new private sector jobs, no significant retail development has taken place in the City for well over two decades, our roads are crumbling and chocked with traffic.
Germany No Longer European
When Britain’s most pro-EU newspaper writes an article like this, you know that things are getting serious. Gideon Rachman explains in the FT how the financial crisis looks set not to be the expander of EU power, as Brussels hopes and expects, but the reason for it to fall apart.
Why Obama will be a ‘One Term Barry’
Obama’s presidency has hardly gone to plan. Unemployment is above 10%, his health plan has stalled and faces a highly publicised death. Budget deficits are talked of in the hundreds of billions, US treasuries are losing their worth as investors fret over potential returns. The very conservative movement he so expertly silenced and turned against themselves are now organised and feeding new life into the American political spectrum with the highly localised Tea Party and an American public love-stricken with Reagan nostalgia and Sarah Palin.
