Time for Britain to be Great Again

For half of my adult life, I was required to take an A-political position due to my military service, with which I had no concerns.  Since retirement, I have always tried to do my public duty and cast a vote in the various elections, whether national or local, to...

Rwanda – Really?

Allow a fresh mind to take over at the Home Office Does anybody actually have faith in the latest Government policy on deportation of illegal immigrants, or am I right to bracket it as yet another half-baked government policy doomed to failure?  The Foreign Secretary...

A Typical French Farce

ECL Final Police actions were unacceptable The actions of the French authorities and specifically the Police at last nights ECL Final was completely unacceptable. Why on Earth is there a need to use tear gas on a perfectly well behaved queue of Liverpool fans? It just...

Outstanding Human Being

Genuine Heroism There are times when people’s actions in the face of true adversity make me realise what genuine heroism looks like. There is no greater example of this than Dame Deborah James or the “Bowelbabe” as she has become known. Her courage, selflessness, and...

Build Back Better

As the UK Government trumpeted the plan to establish a number of Free Ports across the country as a leading edge component of their master plan to level up, I was enthused. Not just because I had started my business in the COVID era, which was pretty challenging in...

Politics – A Very Nasty Business

I find it quite nauseous to watch the frenzied scramble of opposition politicians and the worthless breakfast TV press as they salivate at the prospect of Boris Johnson’s self created nightmare. “Why”, I hear many shout in anger, “he is guilty of lying to Parliament...