07 December 2017 Time For Reform It isn’t just Brexit. By John Watson Which is the precedent? The US in 1775 or Britain in 1536? Will the current period go down in British history as the start of a trip towards independence from Europe, or as the beginning of a social revolution? Both of them,… Continue reading Issue 132: 2017 12 07: Time For Reform (John Watson)
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Issue 122: 2017 09 28: Week in Brief: UK
28 September 2017 Week in Brief: UK Brexit MAY IN FLORENCE: In a speech on Friday, the Prime Minister proposed a two-year transition period which would, in effect, put off much of Brexit until 2021. During that period Britain would no longer have any representation at EU level but would continue to participate in the… Continue reading Issue 122: 2017 09 28: Week in Brief: UK
Issue 106: 2017 05 25: The Care Blunder (John Watson)
25 May 2017 The Care Blunder The need for Jekyll and Hyde. By John Watson Rather disappointingly Hegel never actually said “thesis, antithesis and then synthesis” but you can see a good illustration of the idea in Mrs May’s political approach. Start with the thesis – the gradual increase in state provision control, which began… Continue reading Issue 106: 2017 05 25: The Care Blunder (John Watson)
Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The Ticking Of The Clock
17 December 2015 The Ticking of the Clock by J R Thomas Fifty or so years ago, the advertising for Rolls Royce cars used to proudly claim that at 60 miles per hour the loudest noise was the “ticking of the clock”. Now, a very different Rolls Royce business also has its eye on the… Continue reading Issue 33: 2015 12 17: The Ticking Of The Clock
