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Mucho Macho T.A.C.O.

Posted on May 24, 2026 by davidsberry

(“Trump Always Chickens Out”) “We didn’t start this war”—Pete Hegseth, March 4th 2026 Enjoyment of late Spring this year has been spoiled by a barrage of human and economic disruption caused by the Iran War. Trump and Netanyahu colluded to crib … Continue reading →

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Primus Inter Paress?

Posted on May 17, 2026 by davidsberry

In common with his inconsistency on most things, Donald Trump has a schizophrenix approach to the world’s other superpower, China. Before even his first term as US President, he was accusing China of being an economic threat to America—even before … Continue reading →

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Starmer’s Dunkirk Spirit

Posted on May 15, 2026 by davidsberry

“A burly man of 53, Lord Gort was no strategist, and was happy to follow the French lead on such matters”—The Miracle of Dunkirk The calendar is full of anniversaries. Only a few days on from the historic trouncing meted out … Continue reading →

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Properly Proportional Holyrood

Posted on May 6, 2026 by davidsberry

 On Thursday, May 7th, Scottish voters are being asked to elect their parliament, using a system that is both baffling and inappropriate for representative democracy—the Additional Member System (AMS). As if to confuse voters, Scotland has used a confusing four different electoral … Continue reading →

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A BRACE of FUDGE-IT BUDGETS

Posted on October 29, 2024 by davidsberry

Febrile media speculation surrounding this Wednesday’s UK budget has been deafening. Starting with what Rachel Reeves, new Chancellor in a new labour, as opposed to New Labour, government’s “discovery” of a £20 billion ‘black hole’ in the country’s finances, speculation … Continue reading →

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Can the GOP Survive Trump?

Posted on October 26, 2024 by davidsberry

With only ten days of media orgy of the US election to go, the finely balanced contest is making many people both there, and in the rest of the word(except autocrats like Orban, Maduram Putin,L Lukashenko and their like) nervous … Continue reading →

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