Political and current affairs commentary from 2011–2016. Well-argued at the time but now historical.
This is (as far as I can make it) a factual analysis of the trade options (highlighted in bold) following Brexit. It shows there is no option that meets the “Leavers” goals, and every variant other than the one we are just about to leave, is pretty bad for the UK. Note that all the…
A customs Union with the EU is an attractive option for many Brexit proponents. The only major one concluded is with Turkey. Here’s what it involves…..the following is a description of the deal from it’s Wikepedia page. How do you like this particular bargain, Leavers? Turkey, by accepting the customs union protocol, was giving the…
The more I see Brexit’s Andrea Leadsom, the more I am reminded of Carly Fiorina (the US business leader who forced the HP acquisition of Compaq, and more recently attacked Hilary Clinton and Planned Parenthood in a particularly unpleasant way). She has the same unshakeable belief in herself, the same glossy self projection, layered over…
This story continues to surpass all normal levels of conjecture. The reported 20-30,000 page Kelly/Allen exchange for example would average around 20 pages of emails a day. To further illustrate this, only one of these clips is a spoof. Can you tell which it is? By the way, both are very puerile and likely to…
Apple’s all-out assault on Android around the world is Google’s biggest problem by far. And on the day that Steve Jobs retires, it’s looking bad for Google/Motorola, Samsung and HTC. Very bad…… In the last post on this subject, I covered Google’s problems with Oracle, and noted that the Apple situation was likely to be…
Google’s Android problems with Microsoft and GNU might seem bad enough. But they are chickenfeed compared to the trouble they are in with Oracle… In the prior post on this subject, I covered Google’s troubles with Microsoft and the Linux license. I described these as relatively benign, although the problems may have seemed (and are) quite severe. …
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