This blog is not anti-Labour (I used to be a member) . . . it’s about creating a positive future for Middlesbrough. Because the Labour Party has dominated my home town throughout my adult life it features heavily in this … Continue reading
It’s the economy, stupid – and I feel that the real problem is that the whole idea of ‘the economy’ is so huge that we all look the other way. That doesn’t mean that we aren’t interested and it doesn’t … Continue reading
Silly season is upon us – sorry conference season, the time where politicians of all shades tell us how they are going to save the nation – until they get into power! Monday was “bash the benefit cadgers”; I … Continue reading
The only sensible thing to say about the news in the papers recently is that there is ample evidence that the political process in this country just does not work. Let’s start with The Independent and a piece by Jane … Continue reading
The main news lead in The Guardian this morning carried the following sub-headline: “PM hopes major reshuffle allied to growth plan will boost coalition’s fortunes as parliament returns”. My initial reaction was, to be honest, ‘some hope’. However, reading … Continue reading
By Rodney Willett There has been an exchange on Twitter between myself and @DrAlfOldman. The two that matter were:- Me: Should we not accept that our economy SHOULD NOT grow but be planned to reduce the gap between rich and … Continue reading
So the train fares are going up again and people will have to dig deeper into their pockets to go and earn a salary. Pity that the common or garden worker’s salaries don’t go up by the same amount. … Continue reading
So today, the Telegraph (of all papers) carries an article on IMF warnings to relax our austerity programme. They point out that: “The IMF said that the British economy may not be able to cope with the scale of … Continue reading
Recently I wrote about, amongst others, Mammuthus primigenius, thought to be extinct but now very much alive in UK politics where the common name is ‟the elephant in the room″. One such was Nick Hall-Smith and today I want to … Continue reading
Over the weekend I received an email containing a link to the Labour Representation Committee Website which published a statement from John McDonnell MP, in which he sets out an alternative to the current austerity programme being pursued by the … Continue reading