COMMENT: Since we only have a representative democracy, (unlike some) I find it very healthy that the sovereign is consulted on all major acts of parliament. What isn’t well-known (although it’s published as such) – is that income tax is only  a temporary law, and as such has to be restated every year and presented to […]

The answer to questions coming in about the power of the Queen to nullify laws passed by Parliament is YES – she has that power. It has been used to veto war and the Guardian had revealed the extent of that power most people had no idea existed back in 2013. This has been known behind […]

While the eyes of the world are on the Middle East and Ukraine, China’s rumblings against Japan are real. China is in fact under preparations for war. “The outbreak of a world war is not impossible,” said Professor Han Xudong of the National Defense University of the People’s Liberation Army on Tuesday in a commentary he […]

The global demand for oil is declining as the United States moves toward self-sufficiency and is the only nation still in a positive economic trend. Everywhere else we see the global economy turning down since 2007 including China and Russia no less Europe. But the level of pessimism in the USA does not imply a […]

Polls even in the United States are showing that Americans have not only record high pessimism about the future, the majority now believes their children will have it worse than they did. Despite the stock market is surging to record highs, retail participation is at historic lows. The American economy is growing at its fastest rate […]

Hi Martin Thanks for all your good work! You may be interested in what’s happening here in New Zealand. On Saturday there will be an election. One of the new players is the Internet Mana party, funded by Kim Dotcom who is facing extradition to the US. The party has just hosted a presentation at […]

The BBC is reporting that the top three British leaders have signed a pledge that if Scotland stays, they will grant more power to Scotland. The pledge, which appeared on the front of the Daily Record newspaper, signed by David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg, demonstrates that this is a very close call. This illustrates […]

  Here is a two-part conversation between Glen Downs on Capitol Hill and Martin Armstrong covering the political atmosphere in conjunction with the unfolding of the economic trend. Part 1 Part 2

China has aligned itself with Russia as often an ally in the international arena. China has made it known that it stands ready to use the right of “veto” any decision of the UN Security Council on the situation in Ukraine directed against Russia. To a large extent, our sources have been highlighting the outrage […]

  This week of the Scottish Vote has been targeted by our computer as a turning point. If we see a “YES” vote, this will set in motion various separatist movements throughout Europe. Keep in mind that this will be important for setting the overall confidence level within Europe. We could even see gold start […]