Commentaries

 Serious and organised crime suffered a ground-breaking blow as reported on 3rd July in some newspapers. It arose as a result of French officials hacking into Encrochat, a communications platform which…

RECOVERY FROM LOCKDOWN – V or U or L-SHAPED? Hope of a “v shaped recovery……….is delusional” said Ambrose Pritchard-Evans on 16 April; “recovery certainly won’t be v-shaped” said Alastair Heath…

With restaurants and bars able to open from 4 July and Summer holidays becoming a possibility, whether at home or abroad, people have the chance to put the UK on…

STATE-SPONSORED MURDER – NOVICHOK AND FENTANYL “The Salisbury Poisonings”, the BBC drama released last week, is a well-made reconstruction of the 2018 poisoning of Sergei Scripal and his daughter Yulia…

Prosperity and education go hand in hand. Blighting this generation’s future prospects is not a price worth paying to placate unjustifiable fear and resignation which seems to be being fostered…

“I dream of the day when my four children live in a world where they would not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of…

Does not the leadership of the UK , that is, as well as the UK Government (UKGOV), all those who lead corporations , institutions, businesses, unions and public services, now…

The EU and UK perhaps should show more of their cards to break the negotiationg impasse, and forge an agreement by the end of 2020. In February 2020, in making…

China and Hong Kong are the issue of the day. But, one might be forgiven for thinking that the big story of global concern this past week was a drive…

Is Dominic Cummings guilty of serious wrongdoing? – Probably not Did he behave legally, responsibly and with integrity? – Probably yes Should he resign because of the media odour? –…