London Isn’t the Hellhole Social Media Wants You to Believe

Why do people keep falling for fake Stories about London?” I’m in London. Apparently, this means I’ve entered the heart of darkness — the most violent, terrifying place on Earth. According to the usual online nonsense, the streets are full of drug dealers, shoplifters, grooming gangs, and asylum seekers living it up at public expense. … Read more

Donald Trump, De-Dollarisation, and the UK’s Debt Crisis

The interest rate on UK government debt remains stubbornly high—and it’s eating into the public purse. Around 8% of total government spending now goes purely to pay interest on past borrowing. That’s money not spent on the NHS, schools, or infrastructure. The current Labour government inherited a toxic mix: huge debts and higher-than-normal interest rates, … Read more

Reform, Riots and the Rise of White Nationalism

Riot Season Starts Early Riot season has started early this year. In Ballymena, a far-right mob linked to drug gangs and paramilitaries attacked immigrants and drove them out of their homes. A week later, they burned effigies of asylum seekers on 12th July bonfires — a chilling endorsement of lynching immigrants. Let’s be clear: what … Read more

The UK Pension Crisis: Where did the money go?

The Office of Budget Responsibility have published their most recent fiscal risks and sustainability report. One of the biggest risks to the UK economy is the cost of pensions. Pensions have been growing much faster than the economy for the last 10 years+. I wrote about this last month which caused howls of anguish – … Read more

Reform and Grooming Gangs

Medomsley, Stanhope Castle, and the Grooming Gangs the Right Doesn’t Talk About Warning: This post contains descriptions of institutional child abuse. The Medomsley Detention Centre Scandal Medomsley Detention Centre was built in 1960 on the site of a former Victorian orphanage. It opened in February 1961 and was run by the Home Office as part … Read more

The Next Credit Crunch: Are We Closer to the Next One Than the Last?

The Next Credit Crunch: Are We Closer to the Next One Than the Last? Back in 2008, the global economy ground to a halt thanks to a housing market crisis. The original credit crunch came in two brutal phases: Phase One: Wall Street Meltdown Wall Street financial institutions had been packaging mortgages into new financial … Read more

Labour and Grooming Gangs : Why Some Politicians Want It All Kicked into the Long Grass

Labour and Grooming Gangs : Why Some Politicians Want It All Kicked into the Long Grass Last month, the Government agreed to hold a new national inquiry into grooming gangs. Like the Government, I was initially sceptical. The Jay Inquiry already spent seven years investigating historic child sexual exploitation, producing a raft of recommendations that … Read more