I have posted on both Dizzythinks and Ellee recently about the pernicious effect of lawyers. A few thoughts below on my increasing dismay ...

So much to write on the current loopiness of the environmental pronuoncements of all parties. However today Wat Tyler does a better job tha...

I blogged below about the Sir Hayden Philips review. I managed to free up some time today to attend his webchat in the hope of at least gett...

I have been sent the below today by Sir Philip Hayden: "This is your advance invitation to join me in an online question and answer hou...

One of my burdens is to be a Leeds Utd fan; although they do so badly in recent times that I am nearly cured of my illness. However, to read...

The Sunday Times has managed to get hold of the government's latest ideas on reforming the House of Lords, here . Thanks too to Croydoni...

Tim Worstall has written a great piece on the latest report by Friends of the Earth on climate change effects and cost. Do read the post y...

Just seen the Newsnight package on the new Merkaz mosque being planned to welcome our tourists to the Olympics. Even the BBC investigation...

There were 2 big Iraq stories last week. One was the General Dannat speaking out about the failure of our occupation and the need to withdr...

Many of the newspapers today are reporting on HMRC's latest wheeze to crack down on all those who work. ( Times article here ) Basically...

On Monday British Airways lost 2 executives as a result of an internal BA probe into price fixing. The press as usual, and the BBC (see yest...

Just finished watching the Money programme tonight on the BA/Virgin price fixing story. Wow was this dumbed down, scenes of the reporter vir...

See here for the Police coverage of a demonstration today by 'Sack Parliament' protesters (read anti-war socialists and anarchists)...

Whilst watching BBC3 news '60 seconds' last night, I saw the following on the roll-bar: 'Babyshambles have cancelled the remain...

There had been a press release by the ONS today of which much has been made in the media ( here ). It is the latest official estimate of mig...

The Government is apparently split today over the increase in 'license' fee for the BBC ( here ) . The Beeb as usual wants more than...

George Osborne speaks tomorrow and we heard from Gordon Brown last week; but both the main parties are offering more of the same in terms of...

The Government have extended the time for their 'consultation' with us taxpayers re their Party Fundaing Review ( here) . Given Haze...

A slight distraction this weekend has been the ryder cup. I am not a Golf fan really, but it is amazing the way the US are so bad at intern...