Category Archives: UK

Boris Johnson Death Watch

Boris Johnson agonistes.

Boris Johnson’s Hypocrisy on the Northern Ireland Protocol Is a New Low

Boris Johnson has threatened for some time to blow up Brexit’s Northern Ireland protoocol, and now he’s finally set the process in motion.

The Next PM Won’t Be Any Better – Look at the MPs Who Want Boris Johnson Out

Boris Johnson’s continuing survival as Prime Minister demonstrates how weak and rotten UK leadership has become.

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar: India Has Concerns About U.S. Human Rights Record

Look to India to stay an independent foreign policy course, pursuing its national interests in a multipolar world, instead of joining the U.S. kennel of poodles.

Why Birds Migrate Vast Distances – and How you Can Help During Their Breeding Season

It’s spring migration season, with birds resident returning from winter sojourns in warmer climes to their summer breeding sites. The post includes some suggestions on how you can help the birds.

India: Pursuing its National Interest in the Multipolar World

The U.S. botches its India diplomacy as it fails to comprehend Delhi’s understanding of the new realities of the emerging multipolar world.

The Importance of Custody, or NATO’s Internal Gold War

Both the UK’s Government and the Bank of England have gotten suspiciously tetchy over German requests to get its gold back.

COVID Bailouts Helped Politically Connected Businesses More Than Others – New Research

Firms with political connections, and those owned by large and influential shareholders, benefitted most from allocation of COVID bailout funds.

Banning the Promotion of Soft Drinks Could be More Effective Than a Sugar Tax

Banning sales promotions of sugary drinks could lead people to cut back on their consumption.

The UK’s Post-Brexit Review of ‘Retained EU Law’ Risks Undermining Democracy

Brexit requires the Government to disentangle domestic law from EU law. The preferred plan is to hand more power to unaccountable ministers

Bad as QE Was, Unwinding It Rapidly Could Be Worse

Getting out of super low interest rates and unwinding QE is proving to be easier said than done.

Remember That the Tories Are Only Getting Rid of Johnson To Make Things Worse

What happens to and after Johnson which is very much in play.

Most People Want an Active Government, Working on Their Side. It Is Time Those Seeking Power Took Note.

The UK government, like its US counterpart, is not held in much respect. Does this create an opportunity?

Climate Change: Adapt for the Future, Not the Past

Climate adaptation in the global South needs to be addressed through development. Moving from de-risking to diversification requires a developmental state committed to ‘green’ industrial policy – involving investment and technology.