Covid-19… Covid and the Black Death 05/08/202005/08/2020 Now that Covid is receding as a threat, and a slow return to some sort of normality is returning, people are beginning to wonder about the medium and long-term future.…
Covid-19 Coronavirus and the Wisdom of Grandmothers 21/04/202022/04/2020 For the last four years or so, we the Great British Public, have been subjected to a continual lashing storm of hysteria from the poltical, media and commentating classes. And…
Censorship… Jesus, Marx and Greta Compared 09/03/202009/03/2020 Those of us conservatives, who sit on our park benches and watch and observe the political world go by - scurrying hither and thither, forming allegiances and breaking them up…
Political Debate… Is The Guardian racist? 03/03/202007/03/2020 For the last four years or so, political battles have been fought, won and lost upon the Brexit issue. The punditry in the media have claimed that "Brexit has divided…
Political Debate… The Attorney General, Cultural Marxism and the Frothing Left 20/02/202024/02/2020 In the recent cabinet reshuffle, Suella Braverman MP was promoted to Attorney General. In an ordinary world, this appointment would scarcely have registered in the consciousness of the mainstream and…
Uncategorized Winner Takes All 05/12/2019 Background My analyses of Conservative held constituencies was conducted in July 2018. The first part of the two articles is here. The second part is here. These two articles, and…
Brexit… The Treachery of Speaker Bercow 11/10/201911/10/2019 It appears that John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, has been discussing the mechanics of leaving the EU directly with the President of the EU Parliament, David Sassoli.…
Brexit… The likely fate of Cornwall Conservative MPs at the next election. 30/08/2019 The above model shows what happens with a move away from Conservatives and towards the Brexit Party as the Conservatives are punished by the electorate for having failed to deliver…
Brexit… The Triumph of Optimism 25/07/201925/07/2019 This article began in the pub. The sun was shining upon North Cornwall and Wadebridge was looking lovely. Jon and I were sitting and discussing the election of Boris as…
Brexit… Michael Gove is an Honourable Man 10/06/201910/06/2019 There are a large number of characters from classical literature who have wielded the knife and slaughtered their own allies. Shakespeare’s plays alone produce several such charmers: Macbeth, Richard III,…