This will be an ongoing post that I will add to as I continue to read about German politics. I have not selected Angela Merkel as she is widely known and I have done a […]
The following has been obtained from a source in European Economics but their figures are based on the Ipsos-Sopra poll, for which I have provided a link below. Note that ‘voting intention’ is the way in which […]
This morning I was reading in the FT an article about the inevitable complexities of leaving the EU. I am sure you have read many. The European Parliament’s chief Brexit negotiator, Guy Verhofstadt, has said […]
Above image, in order from the left: Marine Le Pen, Francois Fillon, Emmanuel Macron, Jean-Luc Melenchon, Benoit Hamon. According to the FT today (print version today, online version 16.2.17), Marine Le Pen is predicted to […]
Ok, so not Finnegan but Flynn; Trump’s national security adviser (or at least he used to be). Why is he all over the news? On Monday evening, Michael Flynn was fired by Trump (or resigned, […]
I have prepared this list of definitions to help decipher the article I have written on the US investigation into members of Trump’s team who have ties with Russia. The intelligence committees were initially asked […]
Who is that cute little child above? That would be the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a child in uniform. The photographs were released by North Korean Central Television (KCTV) and made available during […]
Whilst we sit and watch the dirt being thrown on a number of French politicians, one wonders whether or not the French media darling who is currently favourite to win the French Presidential election, Emmanuel […]
What’s going on with Sarkozy? Like Fillon, he’s also under investigation. In Sarkozy’s case, for spending too much on his unsuccessful 2012 re-election campaign. There is a legal limit for campaign funds and that is £18.5 […]
I wanted to call this article ‘Beauty and the Beast’ or Orlando Bloom welcomes the Orc (Lord of the Rings), but I felt a bit mean doing so. I also wanted to google images of […]
