Malcolm Blair-Robinson's Blog, page 167
June 1, 2015
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A Gift of Treason
The narrow, ordered life of a gentle but almost reclusive artist, Jane Block, is disturbed when a bequest, intended for her dead mother, passes to her. Mystery surrounds the nature of the inheritance and Jane is led on a sinister trail to secrets of the past, forcing her to confront her own fears and inhibitions. She finds herself caught in a frightening quest to unravel one of the greatest cover-ups of World War Two, and in so doing finds intrigue, love and betrayal.
Stanislaw’s Crossing
St.John Whilloe is the black sheep member of a wealthy legal family, whose firm of solicitors looks after the affairs of many of the top families in the country. He is consulted by a young woman who claims to be frightened by her husband. Things are not as they seem and St.John finds himself drawn into a complex web of intrigue and murder. He is soon in a race against time to solve a mystery with roots in a tortured family history, with sinister paranormal undertones.
Tory Victory: Is The Chalice Poisoned?
We have already had the repeal of the Human Rights Act and the promised Bill of Rights moved to the back burner. Now we have serious questions about the cost of Free Childcare pushing that down the line, and serious legal questions arising from the proposed sell off of Social Housing, not least because the legal framework under which these properties are built and owned may be government proof. This is all beginning to look dodgy. A clever victory snatched out of nowhere with all the opinion polls fooled, but was it honest? Were the promises made wild and unrealistic, designed to pander to popular sentiment in the expectation that a coalition partner would demand their exclusion? But now with victory comes the reckoning. They were promised. There is a majority. There is no excuse.
But was there really a victory? Only 24% of those who could have voted did actually vote Tory. Three quarters of the electorate are against the government, which is marginally represented in Wales, not at all in Scotland (1 out of 59) or Northern Ireland and only dominant in England. Which leads to more problems about what constitutes a mandate to govern the UK and who can vote for what. So it may be the case that cabinet stomachs filled to the brim with celebration champagne have now turned a little unsettled. Perhaps the chalice will turn out to be poisoned. Rows are reported between Gove, Cameron and May. Ah well.
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A Gift of Treason
The narrow, ordered life of a gentle but almost reclusive artist, Jane Block, is disturbed when a bequest, intended for her dead mother, passes to her. Mystery surrounds the nature of the inheritance and Jane is led on a sinister trail to secrets of the past, forcing her to confront her own fears and inhibitions. She finds herself caught in a frightening quest to unravel one of the greatest cover-ups of World War Two, and in so doing finds intrigue, love and betrayal.
Stanislaw’s Crossing
St.John Whilloe is the black sheep member of a wealthy legal family, whose firm of solicitors looks after the affairs of many of the top families in the country. He is consulted by a young woman who claims to be frightened by her husband. Things are not as they seem and St.John finds himself drawn into a complex web of intrigue and murder. He is soon in a race against time to solve a mystery with roots in a tortured family history, with sinister paranormal undertones.
May 31, 2015
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Gothic Crime: Tor Raven Value
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St.John Whilloe is the black sheep member of a wealthy legal family, whose firm of solicitors looks after the affairs of many of the top families in the country. He is consulted by a young woman who claims to be frightened by her husband. Things are not as they seem and St.John finds himself drawn into a complex web of intrigue and murder. He is soon in a race against time to solve a mystery with roots in a tortured family history, with sinister paranormal undertones.
Greece: Getting Dangerous
Cash is now flowing from Greek banks at accelerated volumes, reducing accumulated deposits to the lowest for ten years. The country is due to pay money to the IMF on June 5th. It is unclear that it has the liquidity to do so. Christine Lagarde, IMF chief, is now saying a Greek euro exit ‘is a possibility’. If it happens Euroland will have to take responsibility for handling the whole crisis in an unrealistic way. It will have to make a much better fist of dealing with the consequences.
Russia’s Diplomacy Retaliates.
Russia has remained pretty quiet about western sanctions and travel bans and has appeared to busy itself within the turmoil of Ukraine’s eastern provinces. Now this blog detects a more assertive approach emerging. This is not by chance; it follows careful building of a supporting constituency.
Within the last several days we have seen popular votes put Russia second in the Eurovision song contest with the UK, Germany and France all near the bottom; Putin siding with Africa and Asia in defence of Sepp Blatter who was then re-elected, and now a list of people on a travel blacklist who will not be able to enter Russia. This latter move has angered Europeans. The current generation of political leaders has no experience of being on the receiving end of such restrictions.
This blog can only observe that they started the process. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.
Purple Killing: International Thriller
nd a best-selling author. She has a British connection through her estranged father Saul, an English thriller writer. Saul, whose parents were of Anglo-German origin, has spent much of his life plotting to expose secrets from World War Two, which are so sensitive they have been subject to an extensive cover-up lasting seventy years. As the time approaches for him to make his move to expose duplicity, murder and lies at the heart of the British State, he seeks Rachael’s help. This provokes a killing spree as parts of the security services of both Britain and the United States become engaged in the drama, with one side determined to get the secrets out and the other determined to keep them hidden.
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FIFA: Prince William Speaks Out
The intervention in the FIFA scandal by the Duke of Cambridge yesterday is more interesting for the fact that he spoke than it is about what he said. There is a needless convention in the UK that the monarch cannot have an opinion on current issues, which derives from traditional tensions between parliament and crown which have nothing to do with the interests of ordinary people. This blog has always been of the view that whilst the monarch must not speak on party issues, those of general concern should be open to comment. This is now more the case as the monarchy has deftly moved from an institution connected to the aristocracy and its interests, to one which champions the rights and freedoms of the people, so often now exploited by devious politicians of doubtful ability.
The Queen herself has been punctilious at maintaining almost total public silence, softened by an occasional leak to ensure that her views are known, as in the Scottish referendum or the banking crisis. Prince Charles is much more outspoken and is likely to remain so when he is King. It looks as though his eldest son is intending to follow in his footsteps. That is a very good thing.
