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Meanwhile, back in the Real World…..

Roy Wood We will surely be subject to weeks of the Conservative leadership contenders trying to win votes from the affluent, narrow-minded, right-wing members of the Conservative party by…

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Power Tends to Corrupt ….

Roy Wood When chaos reigns in the Conservative Party we can sit back and enjoy it, or look for its origins. Boris Johnson was chosen as Conservative leader by their members because he was most…

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The Chickens Come Home to Roost

Roy Wood The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, has warned inflation is set to be higher for longer here in the UK, and growth in the economy weaker too. The key measure of UK trade…

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Food, Glorious Food?

It can be very useful to have someone from outside government take an independent look at big issues. Henry Dimbleby's 'National Food Strategy', published a year ago was very widely welcomed as…

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Slash and Burn

Roy Wood The government's plans to cut the number of civil servants by 91,000 - around 20% - within three years, will leave Whitehall unable to handle the huge extra workload caused by Brexit,…

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