Problem with a £10m funeral? I have a solution!
While hard Lefties find an awkward new commitment to slashing government spending - the question must be asked: why isn't their own house in order?
- 15 April 2013
Teachers should teach 20 hour weeks, says union
Teachers should work no more than 20 hours a week, so they can see their own children and eat lunch, claims Britain's National Union of Teachers
- 7 April 2013
Owen Jones vs. Owen Jones
Jones accuses others of making political points over the Derby tragedy, but his own response reflects his political views: When a financier errs, it is partly capitalism’s fault; when a professional welfarist errs, he is simply a wrong ‘un
- 5 April 2013
In Defence of IDS
Iain Duncan Smith gets a bad rap for his welfare reforms, but there is scarcely a politician in Britain who knows the plight of the poor better than he
- 4 April 2013
Railing about the state of welfare
To paraphrase Spartacus: I'm Iain Duncan-Smith!…(Blimey)
- 3 April 2013
Raise MPs' salaries
Let's be honest, our current set of MPs includes a mere handful who inspire. Perhaps a pay rise might entice a better sort
- 6 February 2013
Why Plato thinks we should increase MP’s pay
Just as you are what you eat, you get what you pay for
- 21 January 2013
Myths vs Facts - clarifying BBC Question Time 17/01/13
The Commentator team picks apart the myths and presents the facts from BBC Question Time
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Labour and the welfare bill
The Labour Party is nothing more than a cynical, vote-buying machine, funded with other people’s money
- 15 January 2013
Even The Guardian's readers support the Mali intervention
Further to Owen Jones's carping about non-interventionism this morning, it seems that even his ideological base disagrees with him
- 14 January 2013
Owen Jones’s anti-colonialism reflects a dead ideology
Owen Jones's Independent article today confirms that the old Left wing notion of anti-interventionism still rules the roost in some circles. That ideology is dead, explains Raheem Kassam
- 14 January 2013
The Delhi Gang Rape and the Left
Of course, rape as a phenomenon exists in all societies around the world, as does patriarchy. But to suggest that all countries are equal in their treatment of women is frankly ridiculous
- 1 January 2013
Owen Jones and the Left's fantasy economics
No matter how much living standards rise, wages increase, and technology continues to liberate our lives, it will never be enough for the Owen Joneses of this world
- 14 December 2012
Ambassador Gould's comments on Israel's popularity show a lack of clear thinking
Matthew Gould's comments reveal an institutional catatonia at the FCO. One that will ensure Britain's role in the Middle East declines in perpetuity
- 6 August 2012
Boris zoinks off the Geiger counter of popularity, sure – but not because he’s a pragmatist
Being naturally skeptical of the state is a crucial conservative tradition that must be upheld
- 30 July 2012
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