The Welfare State We're In

Now that the Lisbon Treaty has been ratified, the referendum that should be offered would ask three questions: 1. Do you wish the British government to withdraw from the European Union? 2. If Britain remains in the European Union, do … Continue reading →

Harriet Harman is wanting to force companies to analyse and disclose the difference between what they pay the women in their employ and what they pay the men. She is still under the illusion that legislation to favour women in … Continue reading →

To a lunch organised by the Centre for Policy Studies. The idea was to look at the apparent crisis in capitalism. Tim Congdon argued that it was not a crisis in capitalism and that it was the Government had made … Continue reading →

I went to an Intelligence Squared debate on the motion “It is wrong to pay for sex” last night. One of the excellent speakers was Germaine Greer who made plenty of clever points. But one part of her argument was … Continue reading →

Frances Lawrence is dismayed and who can blame her? She has learned that Learco Chindamo, the killer of her husband, Philip, will not be deported when he comes out of jail because of his ‘human rights’. The following is most … Continue reading →

The website has been down for a week or so. Sorry about that. It is now working (mostly).

The funniest thing that has happened in Britain for a long time….

I attended a lecture last week by a British officer who had served in southern Iraq. He said his experience was ‘exceptional’. It certainly was awful.