As a relatively regular visitor to the Indian sub continent on political, commercial or military business many friends ask me for some tips when they are planning a trip. I never visit any country, regardless [more…]
Most of us don’t think too much about democracy except perhaps at election time. We are probably too busy living lives of quiet desperation running a business, paying extortionate taxes & trying to keep one [more…]
A number of Going Postal subscribers have asked me to cover the concept of Bank Bail Ins. My intention therefore with this essay is to outline the idea for the intelligent layman rather than the [more…]
As the Brexit debate drags on, there seems to be much confusion about tariffs. Neither politicians nor MSM journalists seem to understand the basic concepts. This is natural as politicians, bureaucrats & journalists made a [more…]
The original concept of democracy as envisaged by the ancient Athenians was a society which governed itself under the guiding hand of citizens who were the contributors to that society.To use the American expression, they [more…]
The Libertarian Party in the United Kingdom commissioned Godfrey Bloom to give an independent analysis as to the state of our military defences and procurement. For Libertarians, Defence is the only legitimate role of the [more…]
I am always bemused by the number of otherwise intelligent people who insist on labelling themselves atheists. It is extraordinarily irrational. I intend to outline a case here not for creationism, a step too far [more…]
It seems impossible for England to keep its nose out of continental affairs. The historical track record beggars belief, the Black Prince, Henry V, Henry VIII, The War of Spanish Succession, Napoleonic Wars, The Great [more…]
I suppose I must have been about sixteen years old, even then a keen historian & president of my school history society yet still in the fifth form. I remember my father, a wartime fighter [more…]
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