This post is Part 2A of what will now be a three-part series. The thrust of my argument from here on is that for nations to strive to return to globalised business-as-usual post-Covid-19 would be a mistake; indeed, it may not even be possible. Some of us argue that life won’t and, indeed, shouldn’t be […]


Last night at 2030 hrs GMT the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, made a statement to the British people. He told us that freedom of movement in the UK was terminated. We’re now confined to quarters, enforceable by law. You can go to work (but only if you absolutely cannot work from […]


At the end of last year, I had a business consulting contract summarily terminated by a British management consultancy, PA Consulting; I was working as a sub-contractor. It transpired that I’d had my contract terminated not for any professional or disciplinary reasons; instead, I was to all intents and purposes fired for my political views. […]


Dear All If you follow my blog and you’re now getting deluged with notifications of posts, apologies. It’s because I’m converting a whole load of posts which I took down and which I’m now converting back to the public domain. I’ll explain why in a forthcoming post. Please forgive me if you’re being inundated with […]


My dear wife and I have been sat here this dark, Scottish autumn evening in the company of a village friend watching Parliament TV with a couple of bottles of vino (a Rioja and a chilled Pinot Grigio as it happens). Some might argue that we’re a bit sad, but there ya go. We’ve a […]


Following the extraordinary events of the past 24 hours, this morning I wrote to the Prime Minister as follows: Dear Prime Minister As one of the proverbial silent majority, I’m writing to encourage, nay implore you to stand firm and take the United Kingdom out of the European Union lock, stock and barrel by no […]


Standby for the reactivation of my blog after a brief pause. I’ve been a tad overwhelmed by the extraordinary number of supportive messages I’ve received following my identification by a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) as an ‘abhorrent racist’. I received just the one message siding with Mr Anas Sarwar MSP. Therefore, under […]


On the heartfelt advice of family and one dear friend in particular (you know who you are 🙂) I’ve decided to Pause my blog for the time being. There, I do listen …


Earlier this month I was informed that I’d been selected as The Brexit Party Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for a constituency in Scotland. No prizes for guessing which constituency. On the day that my candidacy was to be announced I received an email from a journalist. He told me that he had seen this blog […]


Yes, I suspect so! The Americans might be indebted (and some) but they’ll keep printing and keep servicing. One wonders though for how long any socio-economic system (ours included) can really go on like this? It’s surreal. It’s unsustainable. It will result in “collapse’ in some shape or form, whether that collapse be overnight, or […]

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