Arts
The Clairvoyant
Perhaps the one aspiration all parties bar the Greens hold is to try to engineer some growth into the economy. Most of the blame attaches to the Treasury but the country seems unable to accomplish [more…]
Brexit
Literature
A wet Saturday in 2016
As the title suggests, it was a wet Saturday in March of 2016. The EU referendum had been announced and I saw this is a chance to put things right. Both my parents voted to [more…]
America
A View (Some Miles Away) From The Greenhouse; The Art Of Diplomacy….Innit?
I’m sure that by now we’ve all seen at least the ten minute clip of the White House “spat” and I know I’m far from alone, at least in the august company of Going Postal [more…]
Biography
Book Review, ‘Unleashed’ by Boris Johnson
The second-ever greatest Johnson of words, Samuel, the 18th-century lexicographer, informs us, “When a man is tired of London he is tired of life”. Three centuries later, no matter what we think of life we’re [more…]
Conservatives
Expect the Unexpected, Part Two
Throughout the ballot box’s history, unexpected election results have stunned the public, defied polls, and shifted political landscapes. These surprising outcomes often reflect underlying societal changes, voter sentiment, and the unpredictability of electoral politics. As [more…]
Cooking
A View (Several Miles Away) From The Greenhouse; Back In’t Saddle
We’re into “proper” autumn now and there’s little left to do in the greenhouse, apart from occasionally water the last of the tomatoes, keep an eye on the pepper and chilli plot, do a bit [more…]
Business
“Inflation it is not an act of God”
Over the last couple of years, the UK has been increasingly in the news – for all the wrong reasons. The cost of living crisis, in particular, has been monopolizing headlines at home and abroad. [more…]
America
The tragedy of a rudderless society
The definition of “family values” in most dictionaries includes features such as “upholding the moral and ethical principles of fidelity, honesty, truthfulness; and values that promote the sound functioning of the family, at the same [more…]
Book Review
Brexit Unmasked: The memoirs and opinions of a nonagenarian
A few weeks ago, Swiss Bob was asked to review a book advocating re-joining the EU: Brexit Unmasked by Albert Kemp (Brown Dog Books, 2023). I don’t know if this unusual request was in recognition [more…]