UK General Election 2015 – A Reaction

Last night I flitted between the BBC and Channel 4’s coverage of the election results, although only till about midnight. Exit Polls When I first saw these I didn’t give them much credence, nor did the twitter stream that commented Continue reading UK General Election 2015 – A Reaction

Remember to Vote Today!

Today is polling day, everyone in the UK who is eligible ought to be voting. Do please go to the polling station if you’ve not yet sent in a postal vote. Go early if you can. The polling stations open Continue reading Remember to Vote Today!

How to Fix the National Health Service

The National Health Service The National Health Service is one of Britain’s institutions, it employs over a million people and a third of us come into contact with it each year. Many of us owe our lives to its very Continue reading How to Fix the National Health Service

Is the UK 2015 General Election the Most Boring Ever?

I’d intended to follow the General Election coverage, opinion polls and party manifestos and the comment in them to the extent that I am allowed to given the political restrictions on my job. I haven’t done this because frankly there Continue reading Is the UK 2015 General Election the Most Boring Ever?

It’s the Economy Stupid

It never ceases to amaze me how bad a grasp politicians have on how national economies work.  I think it is deliberate rather than ignorance. Or rather they think that we are too stupid to understand how a national economy Continue reading It’s the Economy Stupid