Coming Soon: A Rigged Referendum

This is meant to represent a schism although technically it's a chasm. A little slack please. I have written previously about how a second referendum would be a monumentally stupid idea and gave my opinion on what the template should look like. We need a solution to the Brexit impasse so put every option available …

I Believe In Father Brexmas

They said there'll be snow at ChristmasThey said there'll be peace on earthBut instead it just kept on rainingA veil of tears for the virgin's birth That's pretty much what they said about Brexit too, all the promises made, all the lies told and so many options ruled out without proper discussion. The standard of …

If We Really Must Have A #PeoplesVote

First things first, let's introduce everybody we have in the blue corner (with yellow stars)  Wolfgang Münchau (WM}, award winning journalist with the FT, SimonWren-Lewis (SWL), Oxford University professor and Jeremy Smith (JS) of Prime Economics. I'd need several books to list their qualifications, experience, citations and achievements. I offer against all that the equivalent …

WASPI & Pensions: Where Angels Fear To Tread.

Tally Ho Ginger! I'm going in. Never let it be said I don't do requests, so I'll start off gently with some nice Beatles lyrics. Doing the garden, digging the weeds Who could ask for more? Will you still need me, will you still feed me When I'm sixty-four? Owing to government intervention this has …

The Uber Effeciency Of The Private Sector

Golly, that's thinking out of the box. "Private ownership should generally be preferred to public ownership when the incentives to innovate and to contain costs must be strong. In essence, this is the case for capitalism over socialism, explaining the dynamic vitality' of free enterprise". So says Andrei Shleifer in his his 1998 paper for …

Welcome To The Brexit California

Excuse me, which way is out? On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim I had to stop for the night There she stood in …

The London Vampire: Afterthoughts

By Ecky Thump lass, where's me black puddin' and ferret? The above picture is one of typical northerners demonstrating their love and gratitude for those in the South East and London but especially those in the City whose munificence has enabled northerners to breed ferrets and afford luxuries like black pudding and tripe. Yesterdays blog …

The London Vampire Strikes Again

Ah-ooooo vampire of London, ah-oooooo... What better time to discuss the Northern PowerHouse project now that parliament has entered summer recess and nothing can be done except to fume and fulminate? So what is the NP? The government says "Building a Northern Powerhouse is about boosting the local economy by investing in skills, innovation, transport …

Baking Serfdom Into The System Or…

As they say, follow the money. The alternative title to this article could be why this blog is called Progressive Momentum or ProMo for short, see what I did there, pretty snazzy eh? Or not as the case may be, I digress. Today I'd like to look at how perfectly good ideas can be used …

Universal Basic Income Vs Basic Income

Crikey, that's such a good tagline I'd like it for my blog. The go to man for all things on Universal Basic Income (UBI) is Scott Santens, who has decided to see what life is like if all his immediate needs are taken care of by a self funded Basic Income. Scott defines Basic Income …