What rule of order?
An unelected prime minister (the current caretaker PM) while speaking to a delegation of Ivy League students (Aug 26) claimed, “social order can never be compromised for rule of law”.…
The rules of the ruling class : Part – I
Elected presidents, prime ministers and parliamentarians hold the power to draft legislation keeping in view the interests of the people. They are considered a symbol of power and authority, who…
‘Like it or not’, Britannia still rules part of Cyprus
Next to a palm tree, the Union Jack hangs limply on a pole outside a simple courthouse built decades ago on this eastern Mediterranean island. “Morning your honour,” the clerk…
The cardinal principle of British Raj — I
To be a gentleman officer two trades are necessary – a good tailor and a good barber”. Boris Johnson, please take note. Pakistan, from 1957 to 1969, was built by…
Big British local authority pensions step up hedge fund bets
From Essex binmen to Liverpool councillors, government pension schemes in England and Wales are investing more in hedge funds whose bets, sometimes dictated by algorithms, have included exotic holdings such…
Brexit bureaucracy creates British nightmare for Dutch boat captain
When Dutch boat captain and engineer Ernst-Jan de Groot applied to continue working in Britain after Brexit, he became ensnared in a bureaucratic nightmare because of an online glitch and…
The right to rule
AMONG the first things senior military commanders are taught is never to fight on two fronts. Hitler and his Nazis learned this the hard way by attacking the Soviet Union…
Draining the dark pools? EU trading rules face uncertain launch
European Union efforts to bring greater transparency to stock dealing risk having the opposite effect, forcing regulators to intervene once again after new rules come into force in January. Overall,…
New fuel rules push shipowners to go green with LNG
Tough new rules on marine fuel are forcing shipowners to explore liquefied natural gas as a cleaner alternative and ports such as Gibraltar are preparing to offer upgraded refuelling facilities…
Draining the dark pools? EU trading rules face uncertain launch
European Union efforts to bring greater transparency to stock dealing risk having the opposite effect, forcing regulators to intervene once again after new rules come into force in January. Overall,…
