It’s Friday, the end of the week. This evening I’m mostly contemplating philosophy: the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence. Or, to put it another way, as Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” So, this evening I’m examining my life (briefly). Starting work in the new year is […]
I’ve Been Selected as a Brexit Party Election Candidate This post is unusual because it’s aimed specifically at people who know me personally. However, I hope that others of you who don’t know me personally will read on anyway. I’m writing this post because I’m a little anxious that some of my family and friends […]
Standing Up For What You Believe In This is about standing up and being counted. A number of my friends, good friends, are dismayed at my decision to join The Brexit Party, still more dismayed at my decision to stand as an election candidate – which I have done. Nigel Farage called me at home […]
Dedication This post is dedicated to my dear friend and Remain voter, Doctor A and his wonderful, feisty partner, J. Doctor A believes from his heart that the decision of the majority of British voters – that the UK should leave the European Union – was a dreadful mistake; one that we’ll live to regret. […]
This morning I sent the following letter to the Moray Conservative & Unionist Association ————————————- At every election since 1975 I have voted Conservative; that’s 44 years of loyal party-political support. I’m a member of the Moray Conservative & Unionist Association. I have canvassed for the Party and tramped around the streets delivering election pamphlets. […]
Some years ago when travelling I met Frank Dowd IV and his brother Roddey. The Dowd family established the Charlotte Pipe and Foundry company in 1901 in Charlotte, North Carolina; Frank and Roddey are directors of the company today. Both men are interested in, and active politically in the USA. Recently, Frank shared with me an article […]
My Member of Parliament is Mr Douglas Ross (pictured above), a Scottish Conservative & Unionist MP. He’s a good MP, a decent man who seems always to keep the balanced best interests of his Moray constituents in mind. Mr Ross is a football referee when he gets the chance; I wish he would spend more […]
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) is an inter-governmental organisation based in Geneva with about 600 staff which regulates international trade. It is a negotiating forum for its members to create international trade rules, and an organisation to oversee how they put the rules into practice. For example, WTO agreements place limits on tariffs (which tax imports) […]
Situation The British government has all but failed to fulfil the decision of the British people that the United Kingdom should be taken out of the European Union (aka Brexit). Under the Article 50 process we now have just 50 working days (even fewer Parliament-days, I believe) until the date on which the UK must […]
‘The British read ‘Animal Farm’ and take it as a warning; the architects of the European Union take it as a blueprint. There can be no fellowship between light and darkness’ Jeremy Scarlett Daily Telegraph Commenter 28 September 2017 Withdrawal Agreement Pinch-punch, first of the month: welcome to November 2018. The Conservative government has developed, […]
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