UK GDP since 1946

Note asymptomatic change from the year we joined the EU

Farage and Putin - working together against The Ukraine

Nigel Farage's claim that the EU has 'blood on its hands' and is responsible for the tragedy of The Ukraine demonstrates the danger he represents to the UK.  He is incapable of reconciling the sacrifice, including lives, being made to support the Ukraine's desire for freedom and the right to join the EU with his hatred of the very notion of European co-operation. However to reconcile this contradiction he has chosen to follow a dangerous line,  effectively supporting the invasion, partition and annexation of a free country.

I seem to remember that the same happened to Poland in 1939.

At stake in the EU elections is more than UKIPs determination to undermine our economy, they now threaten our national security.

CLARITY ON THE EU

In the 2009 EU elections the results were, Tory (25), UKIP (13), Labour (13), Lib Dem (11), Green (2), BNP (2), SNP (2), Plaid Cymru (1), Sinn Fein (1), DUP (1) & UCU-NF (1). On the big question, should we remain in the EU some 2009 manifestos were a bit fuzzy.

Fortunately for the mainland parties we now have clarity. To stay in you have a choice of Labour, Lib Dem, Green, SNP or Plaid Cymru. To leave the EU you can support either UKIP or the BNP.

If you have absolutely no idea what you want to do vote Tory

Milliband the Statesman in Waiting - Tories do not understand the Ukraine crisis

Ed Milliband's bold move to prevent the USA intervening militarily in to Syria directly precipitated the destruction of their chemical weapons arsenal.  Far from being 'appeasement' as claimed by Nick Boles MP and sabre rattlers in the Conservative Party - it was characteristic of a World Statesman in the waiting.

Conservative MPs attempts to reduce the Ukraine crisis into pitiful party political sniping in the UK is both arrogant and petulant. The Tory Party has lost the right to govern this country, and should never be let near any international crisis.

HS2 - build it in the North First - response to Policy Statement by former Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill

A sensible solution - the South have enough wealth and is over developed. Linking the Midlands with HS2 to Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Sheffield, via Derby, Nottingham, Leicester and Stoke, and on via the East and West Coast Lines to the real North will ensure that Britain's wealth flows North instead of South. The South doesn't want HS2 - so let's have some investment up here for a change.

Glad to see that at least onE Political Party wants to return power to the regions too. The abolition of the RDA's was a disastrous policy.

see http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/mar/01/build-hs2-north-first-birmingham-manchester-leeds?commentpage=1