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Military strike in Syria? You'll need Commons approval first, Prime Minister 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Looking at many of today's newspapers, it seems that someone somewhere in Whitehall has decided on military strikes in Syria. Either that, or they still haven't quite mastered this media management th...
The BBC license fee is doomed 22 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
The Director General of the BBC, (Lord) Tony Hall, earns a reported £450,000 a year; or the equivalent of 3,103 license fees. National Audit Office figures show that £25 million (172,413 license fees...
Rich anti-shale protesters must not be allowed to increase fuel poverty 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Why do some countries, at certain times in history, advance technologically, while others stagnate? Are they just lucky? Or smarter? No. It's all about freedom - the ability to apply and benefit from...
The Lobbying Bill is a dog's breakfast? At best 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
The Government's Lobbying Bill, according to the Commons reformer Graham Allen MP, is a "dog's breakfast". He is wrong, of course. Far more thought has gone into pet nutrition than into this Bill. L...
Egypt: Western policy is in a terrible muddle 14 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
It wasn't meant to be like this. The Arab Spring - an authentic uprising against tyranny - was supposed to mean more political and economic freedom. And in many parts of the Arab world it has. But ...
BoJo got mojo 12 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Today's quote of the day comes from Boris Johnson about Gibraltar: "The problem in Spain today isn't the Treaty of Utrecht, it's the Treaty of Maastricht".
We need a new model Conservative party 9 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
The digital revolution has given us email, twitter, desk top publishing, lower printing costs, cheap photos, easy-to-access databases and a remarkable ability to connect with like-minded people. In o...
Quote of the Week 25 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
"I think Douglas Carswell is terrific. He is one of the best MPs in Parliament" - Nigel Farage, UKIP leader, Clacton Gazette, July 25th 2012. That's my next leaflet sorted, then.
Progress comes when the parasitical elite are reined in 23 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
Writing this on my laptop, it is easy to think of human history as a story of people discovering new technology and new ways of doing things. Perhaps the really interesting question is not how humans...
View from the veggie patch 21 Jul 2013 | 05:00 am
What is green and sits in long rows? No. Not the House of Commons benches, but the potatoes growing in my veggie patch. I've just pulled up the first of this year's potato crop. Looking good. In ...
