Read my posts about the US President Ronald Reagan, who won both the 1980 and 1984 Presidential elections.
A few years back, The Guardian’s ran a feature, A book that changed me: we want your choices, which got me thinking about which book most influenced my political views. … Read the full post »
A little quietly, the good ship HMS Tycoon Tax slid off the policy speculation slipway and into the waters of the real world with the start of the tax year earlier this month. … Read the full post »
“Pack and Maxfield transcend their Liberal Democrat affiliations to make this a book which genuinely relates to mainstream democratic practitioners of all hues.” … Read the full post »
Welcome to today’s tax irony corner: that tycoon tax pushed by Nick Clegg is a British equivalent of the US Alternative Minimum Tax. … Read the full post »
Advances in technology mean that politicians need to take into consideration more factors than ever in order to make a successful political speech. Here is how politicians can use those advances to their advantage. … Read the full post »
Back in July 1988 Ronald Reagan made a famous quip that, The ten most dangerous words in the English language are “Hi, I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.” (At least, that’s what I think he said – the quote is sometimes given as him saying “nine” – and with “hi” missing; it’s … Read the full post »
Reagan was a master storyteller, He understood, instinctively, what political narratives are about and how they work. … Read the full post »
Barack Obama has been award the Nobel Prize for Peace essentially for effort – he’s trying hard, saying the right things but not yet delivered concrete results. … Read the full post »