A BREXIT Nugget: The United Banana Republic

A great analysis of Brexit here given by Fareed Zakaria of CNN. Obviously the view provided is unlikely to sway opinions on either side of the argument because I mentioned previously we’re all feeding off a broken political system. Ever since I started posting on the topic I was never […]

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Movie to Watch: In the Heat of the Night

With all the recent talk about racism whether against Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex or even Barack Obama among many others – just speaking celebrities of course – I just recently came across this great classic movie produced in 1968 starring 2 of the best Hollywood actors; Sidney Poitier and […]

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A BREXIT Nugget: The "Conflict Zone" in Focus

A very interesting interview conducted by Tim Sebastian aired on DW with Belgian MEP Philippe Lamberts. Obviously quite a few issues Tim raised about the EU’s handling of the Irish backstop – but with a due respect Tim what you seem to have missed is the British governments disastrous handling […]

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France Needs to Establish Some Context

Let me begin by saying that I am no politician and I am definitely no expert on the internal politics of France. That said I have to admit I am a big admirer of President Emmanuel Macron ever since he appeared to capture the imagination of the French people – and […]

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Music to Warmup Your Weekend

For me it is quite simply difficult to match the warm sound of the Flugelhorn which is why I fell in love with the instrument the first time I listened to it and why I predominantly play it on a daily basis because I have every intention of mastering it. […]

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