The arrival of Paul Ryan on the US Presidential scene not only has big implications for that election in November (perhaps the opponent that Obama really wanted), but also casts interesting light on the British political situation. Ryan’s plan is based on the now regular US Republican device of unfunded tax cuts – a device which we may see spreading soon across the Atlantic. Ryan is not the originator of this ruse, but following in the footsteps of its main architect, George W. Bush. Continue reading
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Paul Ryan: already the winner on Wall Street
Check out the cleancut visage, the powder blue shirt/white T shirt combo and the family photographs featuring beautiful wife and three wholesome kiddies. Check out the seamless progression from PPE degree to elected office, pausing only for the obligatory stint as a special adviser cum think tank wonk.
Paul Ryan emblemises a political type now instantly familiar on both sides of the Atlantic, and has naturally been hailed by British rightwingers who cannot have known who he was when they woke up last Saturday morning as just the man to add vitally needed conservative backbone to the Republican ticket for the White House. Continue reading
