How will the various factions in the Tory party look at the Brexit transition deal? In Brexit Transitional Deal Part One : The Economics we looked at the likely impact of a Brexit transitional deal on UK trade, this article considers the political impact. A transitional deal would likely put the UK in a position […]
Politics
Egypt – A Democratic or an Islamist Future?
Egypt is on the verge of taking the first steps towards a new future. The implications of this will be felt in the Middle East and beyond as the struggle for power plays out. Very different paths lie ahead. But what seems certain is that Husni Mubarek’s 30 year term as president will end early […]
Step Aside Prime Minister. The President Will Save The World
Gordon Brown believes he may have saved the world last November with his global anti-recession package but it is time for him to step aside, and play Robin to Obama’s Batman to finish the job. [Sorry Gordon, it is back to being number two, which is where you perform best] Let’s look at Obama’s plan […]
Founding Fathers’ Dream of Liberty For All Is Finally Realized
A truly historic day as America’s most talented politician, Barack Obama, assumed the presidency of the United States of America. High on his rhetoric, his idealism, his realism and his hope, I am only more optimistic about the future. The democratic election of a non-white president, son of Kenyan father and a Kansasian mother, is […]