Politics
War in Ukraine: Part 2
As mentioned in part one, the Ukraine situation is a trap set for Putin by the globalists. Bog down Russia and make them waste resources they cannot replace. The question is will he sniff out [more…]
European Union
Politics
War In Ukraine
So here we are possibly facing WW3. Or maybe not. I will give a brief analysis of what I see going on in Ukraine and how it relates to the wider world. I will say [more…]
America
Fault-Lines in Thinking Exposed
Last month I wrote about the massive waste implicit in government-sponsored bureaucracy – at local and central levels. The craving for a sense of importance leads small-minded apparatchiks to seize power over others by controlling [more…]
Politics
The Russian Point of View
Back in the 1980s my enlightened commanding officer sponsored a few of his officers to study under the enlightened Royal Military Academy Sandhurst Professor of Soviet Studies Chris Donnelly. It was an external course which [more…]
Economics
War on Cash: EU steps up the fight
The prolonged and repeated lockdowns, business closures and travel bans have caused widespread economic devastation and changed the way all of us live, work and interact with each other. These were the most obvious changes [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Eighty Three
Monday Dull and grey but not too cold. I even got to snooze in the sun yesterday but there is rain in the wind this morning, so I don’t think I’ll be doing that today. [more…]
Economics
“Back to Basics” – International Trade
Trade Surpluses and Deficits Any country’s trade balance is the difference between the totals of its exports and imports respectively, as measured in its own currency. To the extent that its exports exceed its imports, [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Eighty One
Monday Morning all and what a horrible one, snow in the garden and it’s cold out there. I shall be only venturing out when forced to by my bladder or bowels and then for as [more…]
Animals
Larry’s Diary, Week Sixty Two
Monday It’s another week and your Westminster cat correspondent is back with a few tales (I nearly said cat tails). As usual, I sat on the papers after breakfast so that they wouldn’t be moved [more…]