United Kingdom: all railway services will be run by the state as franchises will be terminated

 

United Kingdom: all railway services will be run by the state as franchises will not be renewed or could be terminated earlier for breach of contract.

The news came in that thousands of rail workers could lose their jobs as the wind is blowing against privately run services. One wonders what will happen to salary rises given to drivers contracted by private companies. This is seen as the biggest shake up of railway services. In 1997, under Tony Blair, there was the expectation that railway services would be taken over and it never happened. In 2005, what did not happen during the previous Labour administration would now be a given.

Lets wait and see. The talk is about cutting down running costs and gettting rid of duplication, but there is no mention of any reduction of the prices of travelling tickets.

Benjamin Netanyahu needs permanent war to remain in power

 

Benjamin Netanyahu needs permament war to remain in power

Two men represented hope for Israel: Ariel Sharon and Yitzhak Rabin. Ariel Sharon ordered the withdrawal from Gaza and Yitzhak Rabin actively engaged in peace talks that could have led to the two state solution.

Unfortunately for the Jewish peoples, Benjamin Netanyahu is using war as a way to remain untouched by Israeli Courts prosecution. So now, there are bombings everywhere, including the end of a fragile ceasefire that he was forced to accept and he sought to breach as soon as possible. So the Murder Campaing continues. He perfectly knows that words like annexation mean no peace for the foreseeable future.

Gullible individuals call Israel "our greatest ally", something that Israel was not, is not and will never be, as those in charge follow their own agenda that puts everybody else in danger and this includes Jews around the World as the present Israeli government is the best promoter of hatred against Jews.

Israel breaches ceasefire and kills 400 Palestinians

Israel aka Benjamin Netanyahu breached ceasefire and killed 400 Palestinians

Benjamin Netanyahu has never been interested in any kind of peace. He was initially forced to accept a ceasefire with gritted teeth and has been seeking every opportunity to put an end to it and with it condemning to death the remaining Israeli hostages.

This is the reality of Israel under the foot of Benjamin Netanyahu, a fraudster that has been avoiding Israeli courts by keeping himself in power at the expense of both Palestinians and Israelis. 

Unconditional Surrender: Lessons from World War Two

 

The words Unconditional Surrender bring echoes of World War Two to the present conflict in Ukraine. After the Battle of Kursk, the greatest tank battle in Human History, Germany knew that it would be all the way to Berlin.

It dawning on EU Leaders and UK Leaders that as a long as the battle goes on there will be no ceasefire and this is why they now understand that unless a permanent solution is found before forces of the Russian Federation reach Kiev there will be nothing left to negotiate. EU or UK could hardly stand as "peacekeepers" when they have been supporting one of the sides in the conflict against the Russian Federation.

Macron and Starmer should be under no illusion. This is why after making extraordinary statements they will be on their way to Washington. They very well know that France, Britain and others are fully unprepared at a time when they are facing extraordinary national challenges. Britain has no Independent Nuclear Deterrent. Without US support, Trident is finished. Without American aircraft, the Royal Navy has no jets for its newest aircraft carriers. No one has nearly enough the number of enlisted men and women to face any serious challenge. They can kick and scream against the USA, but they know that without the USA, EU and UK are finished. So back to the USA, to mend relations with the USA. Lord Mandelson was criticized for saying that UK should implement President Trump´s Plan for Peace. Now, France, UK and Ukraine go to kneel down in Washington and to accept terms of engagement.

Macron seizes opportunity to divert attention from France´s serious internal issues

 

It does not go amiss that having made several decisions that led to absolute political chaos in France and to the inability of passing a budget without the threat of having Prime Ministers forced to resign, President Macron is now using the present issues about Ukraine as an opportunity to unite France behind him. For this General Leopoldo Fortunato Galtieri, Ukraine is his Islas Malvinas Moment. 

When things go bad at home, nothing better than making people look elsewhere and look for justifications to ask for monies when the European Union has been alerting France that France has surpassed the allowed National Deficit. So, we France have an independent Nuclear Deterrent and we want to use it to protect you. Very interesting since Britain´s nuclear deterrent is neither British nor Independent. France and Germany have decided to start rearming themselves at quick pace and so France is planning to do exactly the same.

The major problem is that that rules about the EURO will have to change and major deficits will have to be allowed at a time when economic uncertainties are undermining national economies. So as Paul Samuelson put it - Butter or Cannons - Macron has decided to go for Cannons. Elegant justification to forget about Health, Education and other major areas of public administration. France can still rely on Britain to unload tens of thousands of illegal migrants. But, for how long? Countries like Italy and France itself have decided to get rid of Ukrainian refugees. Hardlines on migration, across the Europen Continent, are rising and rearming Europe has other disadvantages. You can never trust that today´s allies will be real allies and flash political changes can certainly lead to confrontation within the EU itself.

As always, Europeans create wars and US lives are spent to rescue them

 

Europeans created wars and US had to intervene to rescue them. World War One? World War Two? 

How many of those protesting on the streets will be willing to join the Armed Forces to go and die?

So, now the new American government is telling them that the US is not willing to engage in WWIII.

Suddendly, quite a few warmongers will fall quiet. How was the Good Friday Agreement negotiated? How was the Camp David Agreement between Egypt and Israel negotiated? You need to talk to the sides involved in the conflict. Politicians and media want you to believe a lie and accuse US of selling out when it fact all US is trying to is to bring the sides to the negotiating table.

I have got many reasons to criticize the US, but the intention to bring the parties together to end the war is not one of them. Dealing with reality is the best thing that anyone can do. The longer the conflict goes on the greater the chances of having a catastrophe in Europe.

Geopolitics or Magnified National Politics: The effects are already strongly felt

This is more than Ukraine. This is an earthquake and the waves are spreading. In the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer had to turn around and deal with foreign aid, in the very same way President Trump decided to deal with foreign aid. This is a new world, Keir Starmer said.

Well, Keir Starmer should stop criticizing President Trump and listen and act accordingly. If you want to invest in defense, you must deal with budgets and waste. The Health Secretary is himself dealing with waste and cutting down redundant expenses in the National Health Service and pretty soon every cabinet minister will be asked to do exactly the same. Budgets will be cut in other areas to ensure that there are enough resources to invest in defense.

In France, in Germany and in every country associated with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation will be doing the same and political parties will struggle to deal with financial stress with dramatic political consequences. Butter or Cannons, stated Paul Samuelson. That has not changed. 

Like or not, Environmentalists will be put aside. Those seeking improvements in Health, Education, Transport and other vital areas will be put aside. The emphasis is now on Defense. What are the resources for war? Those are the resources that are going to become crucially important. Societal changes will occur to reverse what has been happening for decades. Woke will be dead and replaced with traditional realism. It will be a no nonsense approach.