Part 2: Turkish Delight “When you are in the basement the only way is up,” is a comment from a Kurdish ex-pat friend on the expectation of better times ahead for his people. So much for the UK’s unexpected electoral dramas over in Turkey there was a game changer for the ruling AKP and its […]
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Part 1: Conservatives Surprise The UK General Election in May 2015 brought an unexpected win majority win for David Cameron’s Conservative Party, with red faces for the pollsters. The Labour Party had a disaster, almost being wiped out in Scotland and Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls losing his seat in West Yorkshire, frankly they have a
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The friendly Commonwealth Games are underway in Glasgow. The Test Series between former British colony and now Commonwealth partner India continues in Southampton in Hampshire. The Golf Open and Wimbledon Tennis Championships are already past. The UK is enjoying some pleasant summer weather along with economic growth and GDP finally back above 2008 levels (though
