A couple of days ago I received a letter headed with a large, coloured logo ‘REPAIR’, giving a time and place for a meeting at Westminster. At first glance I thought it was advertising one of those sessions where you can take along…
Rather than having specific legislation to change abortion law, almost every crime bill which has come before Parliament over the last few years, has presented the opportunity to a dedicated group of enthusiasts, to use each such bill to…
The furore about the burka prompted by Reform’s new bi-election victor, Sarah Pochin, at Prime Minister’s questions, took almost everyone by surprise, especially her party chairman who promptly resigned. Though, having patched-up…
There is a perverse pleasure to be had by Watching the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, try to maintain her composure -her ‘move along, nothing to see her’ attitude- when questioned about illegal immigration.It is such a contrast to the…
then prepare for War The Defence Review was akin to a wish list sent to Santa, albeit a very sensible and worthy list, but a wish list nonetheless: No money was allocated, merely an ‘ambition’ .Ambitions are rarely achieved. To be…
In Kipling’s poem he observed “the burnt fool’s bandaged finger goes wabbling back to the Fire”.I wonder that anyone who has witnessed political events for the last fifteen years could fall for the fantasy economics of Nigel Farage’s…