

What Happened To Venezuela?
I am definitely no fan of communism but let's face it...It is no coincidence in the backyard of capitalist dog number one, all the socialist cats are getting kicked. Is it that we are all just massive fans of 'Kool Aid'? Or do we genuinely believe socialism is bad and worth the complete destruction of any nation who dare to adopt it? You probably know what I think. If we remember the movie I Am Mother, then you probably get this point...I know we have all been incubated by th


The UK Elections, What Traders Need To Know
It's another election, it seems like we can't ever get enough of the polls here in the UK, well that's a little bit unfair, us Brits don't like voting. At one point I recall letters through my door threatening a £1,000 fine if I did not exercise my civic duty for Queen and country... Anyway, in truth no one was going to enforce it, so it was just scare tactics. Talking about scare tactics.... There seems to be a lot of that going around from running commentary in social media


Debt-Trap Diplomacy, Chinese Infrastructure Loans
If you are like me, you are probably scratching your head and wondering; What's China's long game? Why are developing nation's being roped into infrastructure loan deals by China? And why are they accepting these deals? The answer partly lies in the early attitudes to Africa by the United States and European institutions like the IMF and Chinese strategic plans to relieve the United States of its global influence. Historically China has never sort world domination, after all