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Let me be clear….about economic impact

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The latest episode of who said what about leaving the EU focuses on the impact upon the UK economy. Before the Vote Boris Johnson ( standing in front of that bus ) rubbished what he called the Remain side’s ‘propaganda’ … Continue reading →

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Post Holiday Blues

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Woke up this mornin’…. to find it was the real new year, not a holiday and that it was grey and raining. The only remedy –  work. Having retired from salaried employment I no longer have a commute to an … Continue reading →

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If Mrs Merton did tax and Brexit….

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If the late Caroline Ahearne’s comic creation, Mrs Merton, were to ask a few questions of some of those folk so anxious that the UK leave the EU quickly, might they approximate to those below? “So, billionaire newspaper-owning non-UK domiciled … Continue reading →

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2017 Reading Part II

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The second half of my ‘reading for pleasure’ list of 2017. Detective fiction, and particularly, historical detective fiction is a guilty pleasure of mine – I blame discovering Sherlock Holmes in my early years, as well as Sexton Blake and Jack … Continue reading →

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As you were

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…. but possibly more divided than ever. The Catalan regional election of 21st December has not resolved the situation in Catalonia. The Cuidadanos or Citizens Party (unionist) of the centre right was the highest polling party in terms of votes … Continue reading →