If only they had his eloquence, his charisma, his confidence, they would be standing where he is. But, lacking those qualities, they are content to let him show them the way. Continue reading Soldier, Diplomat, Politician
Today she joins the Duke of Edinburgh as another departed giant of British and international affairs. Continue reading The Passing of a Giant of Politics – a brief Tribute to Shirley Williams
Howden . . . was regarded as a Liberal Democrat “target” and that young woman worked hard for Jon’s team. Her name? Jo Swinson. Last week she was elected leader of the Party, Continue reading Monday Memories – Still in the Real World, Still Political
I knew that my days there were numbered and began searching the situations vacant pages of the Yorkshire Post and Daily Telegraph for suitable jobs. Continue reading Monday Memories – Back in the Real World, Pt.#1
We had . . . sufficient equity in the house to enable us to purchase the flat outright. Continue reading Monday Memories – Birth of the Liberal Democrats
May has spent most of her tenure as Prime Minister trying to put off a decision about how to approach the negotiations. She apparently made her decision to call the election whilst climbing a mountain in Wales. She still has a much more important mountain to climb. The election has not made that climb any easier for her. Continue reading Saturday Sound-off: Weak, Unstable and Disunited
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