Truly devastated to learn of the death of British satirist/comedian John Bird, one of the best this country had to offer in my opinion. The shows he starred in including Bremner, Bird & Fortune as well as John Bird & John Fortune were 2 my absolute favorite shows. I actually […]
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A Brief Reflection: The Fight Against Corruption – A Long Overdue Process for Europe (BREXIT Britain are you listening?)
With recent revelations of the corruption scandal in the EU championed by Maltese MEP Roberta Metsola, the hope/expectation would not be dealing with this issue separately but rather using it to help develop a more robust system to fight corruption at every of the organization, otherwise it’s a precious opportunity […]
Read MoreEat My Lips: Integrity, Professionalism & Accountability
Well it certainly didn’t take much time for that to happen; a few hours since Rishi Sunak uttered these words. I like many other commentators was actually impressed with Rishi’s first speech after being elected and believed this may signal an interesting/potential turning point in British politics despite the many […]
Read MoreJust How “Lyterate” Can You Get?
This short clip tells you all you need to know about British politicians moving through the ranks of political parties and governments/departments by sheer political gusts of wind rather than any form of even basic competence levels in departments they’re supposed to lead, let alone when luck lands them at […]
Read MoreThe British Conservative Party Running Out of Leaders, Running Out of Ideas and Running Out of Options – but Unlucky for us poor sods They Have Time to Kill
The worst part in all of this – as we’ve seen many times before – once someone crashes at No. 10, it’s terribly difficult to not only get rid of them but also select someone competent enough to take charge simply because the system is designed from the ground up […]
Read MoreThe Prime Minister Mis-Trust Ditching the British Economy but it ain’t entirely her fault
Let’s be clear about this governments so-called mini budget; as many commentators have mentioned this is a self-inflicted disaster – that the PM takes full responsibility for as head of government, so trying to pass the buck to the Chancellor as his own idea though expected in this era consumed […]
Read MoreGordon Brown Gives Valuable Advice on Cost of Living Crisis but will Anyone Listen
Former Chancellor of Exchequer and former Prime Minister Mr. Gordon Brown and in my opinion the only qualified person with a track record to run this country in the current economic crisis continues to give valuable advice to the current government and the 2 candidates running to succeed boris johnson […]
Read More“mini boris” is NOT The Problem But a Symptom of a Systemic Rot In British Politics
This man surpassed the level of corruption and coarseness we’ve ever seen in British politics but he is there for many reasons; one of which I would like you to listen to in this speech by Sajid Javid’s resignation speech in parliament today Yes my friends you heard it plane […]
Read More“mini boris” is on a role!
Recently I’ve tried to resist the temptation to write political posts as I pretty much said all I cared to say on many topics but today I decided to post a brief comment on the recent attempt by some in parliament to topple mini boris from power – I even […]
Read MoreWhen the British Prime Moron Does Wrong Occasionally People Get Upset But When It Becomes a Habit People Get Pissed; Well…….then what?
The following few clips from a recent program hosted by James O’Brien British radio presenter at LBC London radio station inspired me to write this brief post mainly to share these clips but also to make a brief comment which is this; Anger & frustration of where we are with this […]
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