Ukraine: what the future holds
September 16, 2022 2:49 am Post a CommentWhen the chatter on a particular subject increases, it is not necessarily a reflection of better understanding of the issues.... View Article
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Energy: the Commission acts
September 15, 2022 12:04 am Post a CommentAfter a number of inspired leaks, the Commission has finally come out into the open with a formal proposal, presented... View Article
Ukraine: General Winter
September 14, 2022 1:53 am Post a CommentAll of a sudden, Ukraine has climbed up the news agenda to such an extent that reports are even displacing... View Article
Energy: muddle and solidarity
September 13, 2022 1:44 am Post a CommentAt least one pundit is asserting that the gas price bubble “has popped”. This is based on current European natural... View Article
Politics: the suspension of debate
September 12, 2022 1:50 am Post a CommentThere could hardly be a worse time, one might have thought, to open up a debate about the role of... View Article
Ukraine: history in the making
September 11, 2022 2:07 am Post a CommentSo significant have been the developments in Ukraine of late that even the British media have been forced to step... View Article
Energy: a sense of perspective
September 10, 2022 1:55 am Post a CommentThe Washington Post amongst other US newspapers is running a story about the history of royal funerals, noting that the... View Article
Energy: once and for all?
September 9, 2022 12:12 am Post a CommentHaving suffered the delay of the Conservative leadership contest, we cannot really afford another ten days of political limbo, even... View Article
The Queen
September 8, 2022 7:26 pm Post a Comment
Energy: the big mistake
September 8, 2022 1:58 am Post a CommentSo, The Replacement doesn’t like windfall taxes, even if Keir Starmer is rather keen that she should claw back the... View Article
Politics: The Replacement
September 7, 2022 12:05 am Post a CommentAt last, he’s gone. I thought I might be elated but, frankly, I don’t care. The Replacement is unlikely to... View Article
Politics: it’s done – nearly
September 6, 2022 2:11 am Post a CommentShe’s not quite there, although Miss Trussed has the unfortunate habit of referring to being “elected” as prime minister, so... View Article
Energy: filling holes
September 5, 2022 1:38 am Post a CommentAs we lurch inexorably towards the appointment of a new prime minister, there is little long-term relief to be expected... View Article
Politics: Zelensky in the frame
September 4, 2022 2:42 am Post a CommentAs a general rule, I don’t think politicians of any one country should interfere in the internal politics of another.... View Article
Energy: the final act?
September 3, 2022 1:20 am Post a CommentI don’t suppose that there are many who are particularly surprised by the Russian announcement that the Nord Stream 1... View Article
Energy: the cost of propaganda
September 2, 2022 1:03 am Post a CommentIt comes as no surprise to learn that the energy crisis is hitting UK household budgets harder than any other... View Article
