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FRENCH LIFE: M. Ruggeri’s modus operandum, and Mme.Wilson’s supper.

The arrival of French contractors is not always welcome After tense negotiations that had been inching forward for […]

John Ward May 11, 2010 the French form of supper Party., The French pace of work

NEW LABOUR: They died as they lived

Sky News described Gordon’s farewell podium address as “a very emotional moment”. And in a way, I suppose […]

John Ward May 11, 2010 Balls, Brown, Mandelson, tough times ahead., Undignified exit by New Labour, Whelan

SKETCH: The New Politics

The news in this morning’s Daily Telegraph that one in ten of new MPs will be bankers gave […]

John Ward May 11, 2010 auctioneers and shrinks., banker mps, sailors, the new politics

GOLD CONTINUES TO SOAR AS EURO/UK ACTIONS FAILTO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE

POLITICAL CLASSES WHO REFUSE TO TALK ABOUTAUSTERITY WILL BE SWEPT AWAY BY IT As I write, the price […]

John Ward May 11, 2010 austerity inevitable, Euro dumped, get real., Gold soars, oil falls, politicians must wise up

COALITION: Call My Bluff

I understand that LibDem MPs and activists have told Nick Clegg to demand more from the deal – […]

John Ward May 11, 2010 Cameron says get off pot, Campbell says ask for more, Clegg to jump today., Electorate says no to LibLab deal

The economy and the debt: we are into the yo-yo phase

Europe’s trouble isn’t with wolfpacks – it’s thatall market confidence has evaporated Last week I wrote briefly about […]

John Ward May 11, 2010 Brown panic, Crash II., no direction, Yoyoing markets

Never, ever give wonks and diehards a say in running the country

If the CamerCleggs don’t do this deal, grassroots diehardsand nit-picking policy wonks will be to blame. Einstein once […]

John Ward May 11, 2010 get on with it., ignore party wonks, polemics triumphing over good governance again, political class in way of tory libdem deal

ECONOMIC MADNESS: The commercial property balloon

It would be hard to imagine a more dangerous investment: here is a type of property which (apart […]

John Ward May 11, 2010 beware in cae one of themis your pension provider., Commercial property bubble, signs getting worse, yet more idiots piling in

The NHS: Would there have been a better way to invest £360 billion between 1997 and 2010.

The editor has been set a challenge, and it’s a fair one. Fan of the NHS and veteran […]

John Ward May 10, 2010 a better strategy., logic, nhs funding, reality, spending

BREAKING…..BROWN WAS PUSHED

Gordon Brown was ordered to resign by Lord Mandelson As if to prove beyond doubt the veracity of […]

John Ward May 10, 2010 Labour leadership contest will soon by only game in town., last desperate effort to retain power, Mandy told Brown to go

ANALYSIS: There is no reason at all why Brown should still be in Number Ten

The Prime Minister is still in place becausehe is a bad loser – not out of any sense […]

John Ward May 10, 2010 asked Queen to let Cameron try and form Government, Brown dishonourable should've resigned, Brown is NOT still in NumberTen 'because he has to be'.

COALITION TALKS: Why Labour is almost certainly out of the race.

The Slog suspects that Clegg haslost all interest in a deal with Labour The ten people involved in […]

John Ward May 10, 2010 also fear Cabinet responsibility for deficit cuts, LibDems fear going down with Labour ship, Tory minority Government still possible.

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