Category Archives: UK

Truss Energy Shambles

New Prime Minister Liz Truss is aleady managing to underperform the low expectations for her.

Peace Talks Essential as War Rages on in Ukraine

Peace in Ukraine is a worthy aim. But the West can’t bring itself to offer what Russia might accept.

How Boris Johnson Rigged British Politics for the Tories

The government of Boris Johnson has undermined democracy in the UK in a number of ways, making it more difficult to vote, speak out, or protest. This legacy will continue to benefit the Tories even as Johnson is replaced by Liz Truss.

Fears Over Cost of Living ‘Solutions’ Proposed by Truss-Backed Think Tanks

Liz Truss looks set to shaft ordinary Britons when the UK is already reeling from a cost of living crisis.

We Could Massively Reduce the Price of Energy in the UK – By Changing the Way We Regulate Energy Prices

A remedy for the UK/EU energy price shock is changing price rules. But can those fixes be implemented soon enough?

Will Europe Go Down to Defeat Before Ukraine?

Europe has succeeded in hurting itself to hurt Russia, to the degree that a full bore economic and financial crisis seems inevitable.

The Bank of England Increasing Interest Rates to 4% – As Markets Expect – Could Be Enough To Bring the Whole Economy Down

The Bank of England is in “Burn the village to save it” mode via interest rate increases which do little to address the causes of inflation.

The Hope of What Was Once Called a Decent Living Has Departed for the Average Household

The UK is a serious and worsening cost of living crisis that’s impoverishing the former middle class. What will the political fallout be?

Energy Workers to Stage More Protests as Companies Raise Bills but Not Pay

Employees at Drax, Grangemouth and other energy sites will walk out every fortnight as firms rake in huge profits.

Truss and Sunak’s Reheated Thatcherism Is the Last Thing the UK Needs

Truss and Sunak treat the Iron Lady as their muse, while Labour touts another flavor of neoliberalism, that of Tony Blair.

Left in the Dark: The Families Struggling to Survive Fuel Poverty

The future many in the UK and Europe will suffer this winter: having to choose between food and fuel.

Boris Johnson Is Going – but His Cronyism and Corruption Are Here to Stay

Has Johnson left a lasting mark on the Tories, or is it merely that he overshadows his entirely underwhelming potential successors?

Seven Skripal Secrets The Secret Intelligence Service Didn’t Want To Let Out

No one, and I mean no one, is hearing from the Skripals despite a public inquiry into a seemingly related, apparent nerve agent death.

Happy Bastille Day: Some Musings on Recent Events in Sri Lanka

Reflections on Bastille Day 2022: Last Saturday, Sri Lankans stormed their presidential palace, causing President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee to the Maldives.

Pursuing Its National Interest in the New Multipolar World: India to Boost Sakhalin-1 Oil Output

Sakhalin-1 opportunity: Indian firms to step in and replace departing U.S. and Japanese companies.