Looking back, I have just noticed that the first three substantive posts that I have made to this blog might tend to cast me in the light of being somewhat left-wing. This would come as a great surprise to my family and friends in the UK, who probably either groan and roll their eyes whenever I post one of my conservative diatribes on Facebook, or else have already quietly unsubscribed from my newsfeed.
As I attempt to achieve a balance on this blog between US and UK current affairs, hopefully my true political leanings will start to emerge more clearly. When I write about social issues in the United States I am likely to appear far more of a Democrat than I would when I start writing about economic issues. Similarly, when I write about economic issues in the United Kingdom I am likely at times to sound quite far to the right even of the Conservative party, and especially of the present Conservative/LibDem coalition government. This is due to the difference in terms of the leftmost and rightmost boundaries of mainstream political thinking in our two countries.
I wanted to make this small disclaimer before I am categorised as a left-wing activist based on my early posts!
Semi-Partisan Politics 