Category Archives: My Political Viewpoint

True Democracy?

I see that Jeremy Corbyn is being criticised for insisting that the Labour Party Central Office select a candidate for the safe Labour seat of Lewisham East. Apparently, the normal practice is for the local association to choose their candidate. Do … Continue reading

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The Future of the Conservative Party

With Sajid Jarvid replacing  Amber Rudd as Home Secretary it means that one remainer has been replaced by another. This also means that Amber Rudd will be on the back benches where she will be free to speak on her beliefs. … Continue reading

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National Health Funding.

Theresa May hinted that the way forward for funding the National Health Service would be to give each person a sum of money and let the participant decide how it would be spent. This is O.K. in theory but it leaves … Continue reading

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Brexit again and again.

Why is it that we always seem to be in the wrong in the Brexit negotiations yet the E.U. has more to lose than us if everything goes sour? We actually buy more from the E.U. countries than they buy … Continue reading

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Local Government Elections.

The United Kingdom local government elections are due in May. I expect that as usual all political parties will produce election manifestos that will be full of promises. The sole purpose of these promises is to get the electorate to … Continue reading

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More on British Justice.

Why is it that one person has so much control over how the British Justice system is run? This person also controls which part of the crime wave is concentrated on by the Crown Prosecution Service and that person is … Continue reading

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Is the Labour Party on a suicide course?

Is the Labour Party on a suicide course? Continue reading

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Major Robert Cambell and the Iraq war.

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When will the politicians join the real world

We now have senior Conservative politicians saying that others should leave but there is no mention of them going to the backbenches themselves. It is my belief that there is a fundamental flaw in the system. We have a form … Continue reading

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Old Friends before Brexit.

In the days before becoming members of the EU The UK had a healthy trading relationship with friends in the Commonwealth. Many of us had cousins, siblings and other close relatives in these countries as well as The United States … Continue reading

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