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How can you effectively rein in Mr. Putin?

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How can you effectively rein-in Mr. Putin? ‘Tweaking the tails’ of his Russian cronies will not do the trick, since there is only one way. Let me explain…

The Russian Trade Delegation Compound in Highgate West Hill, N6, is an unlikely ‘fountain head’ of espionage and intrigue, which belies it leafy, sleepy, suburban ambience. It was established in 1920 and over the years, has been a Mecca for Russians and various individuals from the Soviet Union since time immemorial, supposedly to encourage business in the UK. During the ‘shadowy’ days of the Cold War, goodness knows how many dubious characters would regularly file in and out of this place and you only have to look at the plethora of antennas on the roof, to work out what they really may have been doing there.
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Is Compliance Strangling Commerce? Haven’t We Had Enough Of Regulation, Reg!

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Here we are, as a nation, trying our best to recover our economic growth, without having the benefit of the usual stimulants which helped us so profoundly after the ‘crash’ of 2008 i.e. Quantitative Easing, cheap money and a buoyant housing sector.

With the added uncertainty of Brexit, we are now introducing yet another form of regulation/compliance, the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). Continue reading →

Is Trump a vulgar, misogynistic, xenophobe with a narcissistic personality disorder or is he possibly one of the greatest American Presidents?

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The archetypical image of a ‘perfect President’ is that they should be an elegant, fragrant person, married to an ‘American apple pie wife’ ,to reflect family values, with a set piece ‘flick up’ hair style, a ‘cheesy’ smile, with two handsome obedient kids and a family dog.

The President, should be stately and dignified with his/her international rhetoric, there should be no Tweeting and he/she should ‘strut’ the world stage ‘pressing the flesh’ of sycophantic leaders of other countries, who would like to be favoured by American power.

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