Seven tragicomic faces of Project Fear
How much more of this nonsense do we have to listen to? John Redwood MP debunks seven of the most egregious lies of the Remain campaign. They're getting ever more desperate as the countdown to Brexit draws closer
- 17 September 2018
A disgraceful New York Times opinion piece
Criticisms of Trump are more than warranted. But papers like the New York Times shouldn’t provide a platform for senior members of his administration to display such cowardly, destructive and self-serving behavior
- 12 September 2018
Sex and the Vatican
Sex. It’s all about sex, the Roman Catholic Church. Who hasn’t thought that? Pope Francis’s church needs to return, as Christ did, to talking about the poor, lest this becomes an obsession
- 7 September 2018
UK business will thrive without EU red tape
The EU is essentially a corporatist enterprise which looks after big businesses and harms smaller ones who do not have the resources to navigate the regulatory minefield. Brexit can and must put small businesses first, allowing for a growth bonanza as red tape is cut and disposed of. Let's get Britain out as soon as possible!
- 3 September 2018
Italy's populist government rides high in the polls
The people of Italy believe, not without some justification, that their country has been ruined by a caste of people which has feathered its own nest. What the oddball combination of Di Maio and Salvini has done is to understand this discontent and to channel it. Unless the mainstream in Europe engages in radical self-reflection and reform, the populists will continue to have the ear of the people
- 31 August 2018
Enough of us giving aid to rich EU countries. Just Brexit!
Signing a Withdrawal Agreement to give continuing overseas aid to a group of rich countries on the continent will leave us poorer. Let’s hear the Treasury calculations of how much economic damage is done by the large payments abroad, and by the large balance of payments deficit we run with the EU under present rules. Let's just get out and reap all the benefits
- 29 August 2018
How strong is the Trump economy, and who to credit?
Because he’s all over the map, it’s not easy to assign an overall grade to Trump’s economic policy (especially since it’s an open question whether Trump is trying to liberalize trade or restrict it). if you’re fair, you admit that some of Trump’s policies -- like tax cuts -- are helping the economy and some are hurting the economy -- such as on spending. It's a mixed bag, but we should focus on economic freedom
- 28 August 2018
EU will have to respect WTO rules in "no-deal" Brexit
The EU has built World Trade rules into its own legal structures. So to say they will be able to stop us trading with them in a "no-deal" Brexit -- something that would harm them more than us anyway -- is both plain wrong, and typically dishonest scaremongering
- 23 August 2018
Italy's telling bridge
The Italian bridge collapse is a tragedy and a political hot potato. How will the populist government handle it?
- 20 August 2018
Brexit Britain and policing Project Fear
The British Public voted to Get Britain Out of the EU, but this does not mean ending meaningful cooperation on policing and judicial matters with our closest European allies. It's just more Project Fear dishonest scraemongering to say that either we or our European neighbours will not act in our, or their own, best interests after Brexit
- 14 August 2018
Italy's populists win popularity by shaking things up
No-one in the European mainstream gave Italy's populists a great deal of credit, but they are winning popularity by shaking things up. Popular populists; how about that!
- 8 August 2018
It's time to wake up to the cyber security identity crisis
Cyber crime is on the rise, posing a major threat to UK businesses. As new research suggests tens of thousands of mobile gadgets and tablet devices are going missing every year, Barry Scott, Chief Technology Officer at Centrify issues a stark warning on the threats identity fraud poses to companies
- 5 August 2018
Brussels terror of Brexit raises Project Fear to extremes
Brussles is increasingly terrified of a no deal Brexit. They would lose the 40 billion they desperately need and British success would pose a mortal threat to the EU project. They're now ramping up Project Fear to new extremes
- 3 August 2018
A WTO Brexit is the best of both worlds
If Britain leaves the EU on WTO terms this does not in fact amount to no deal. WTO is a deal, the one most countires use in international trade. We should go for that, save ourselves the 40 billion, and get Britain out of the EU as soon as possible
- 1 August 2018
Busting Italy's myths about the Holocaust
Italy, like many other countries in Europe, has long been in denial about its role in the Holocaust. The mythology is now being debunked
- 27 July 2018
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