US Election Outcome Calculator
Predict the result with the Electoral College built in, courtesy of the FT. Our prediction based on – well we are guessing – is Trump 234, Biden 304. Assumptions are no Democrat to Republican losses, the states that Trump won … Continued
Devil and the Dark Blue Sea
The political choices faced by the UK at the last election: a socialist utopia that would cause taxes to increase and suppress innovation and progress while looking after those who were unable to look after themselves, or a slogan. The … Continued
America needs a new hero
America used to be the bastion of democracy and freedom. No more. The actions of the Republicans are not merely hypocrisy. It is not just politics. It is the destruction of the American ideal, the dream of freedom and progress … Continued
The Climate Emergency
The Arctic is now a source of excess CO2 as the danger of climate instability and global warming is becoming more critical every year.
How Immigration has helped Germany
In 2015 Germany opened its borders to a million refugees. Angela Merkel suffered criticism from the Right who disagreed. By 2017, there was a prevalent view that Wir schaffen das would be Merkel’s undoing, a “catastrophic mistake” as Donald Trump said in … Continued
The Covid Economy
It is not the virus vs the economy. That ridiculous idea has guided the USA and UK into the most unnecessary deaths. Italy was hit without any real precedent except China who controlled the virus after trying to suppress information … Continued
Why Voting Matters
Do not listen to the poison. Donald Trump seeks to undermine your voice, sideline you as he flushes your part of the US economy away for the sole benefit of the very rich, pretending it will all be wonderful again … Continued
“They’re dying … it is what it is”
What is the difference between an Elephant and a Swan? Is this something that Trump think’s he has aced, on his dementia test? Yes, he can point at an elephant but in his Axios interview with Jonathan Swan, he demonstrated … Continued
The News Cycle
Keeping track of American news cycle is a very different experience to that of UK news. American news contains far more opinions, panel discussions and assertions which criticise the Government and Trump severely (MSNBC, CNN, CBS) while Fox News and … Continued