The good news is we are now halfway through this national lockdown. I hope that when we reach December 2nd, we can revert to tier one level of restrictions here...

Global politics were far from my mind in 1976 when Jimmy Carter became President of the USA and, what could then legitimately be called, the leader of the free...

I came across a phrase yesterday, which I rather liked: We might not be in the same boat, but we are all in the same storm. We are not all in the same boat...

I freely admit that the government have made a Horlicks over the handling of the debate last week over free school meals, following which all Conservative MPs...

It is not often that a regional approach benefits the South West. Under governments of all colours we tend to feel we are the poor relation and can get left...

I learned twenty five years or so ago that it is impossible to please all of the people all of the time. I was opening my post on a Saturday (no emails then)...

Today I had a question at Prime Minsiter's Questions. I took the opportunity to seek his support for a significant off-shore wind project in the Celtic Sea...

Whoever wins the US Presidential election, the gradual decline in the USA as a world leader will continue. If Trump wins again then this process is likely to be...

I am glad that governments can do more than one thing at a time. It would be deeply depressing if all we were acting upon was Covid 19 and Brexit. In fact, a...