Poverty, denial, and the Left
The Left in Britain constantly goes on about poverty. But, when you look at the facts, it has essentially been abolished in Britain, if you exclude Labour areas run according to Corbynite voodoo economics
- 5 October 2015
The VW emissions fiasco
The last time VW got so much publicity was over their way of keeping the union bosses happy with lavish parties, prostitutes and Viagra. But the emissions fiasco has quite a story of its own to tell
- 29 September 2015
Britain needs to get refugee crisis in perspective
Between British hysteria and the dysfunctional European Union, there is a desperate need for some proper perspective over the refugee crisis. We have coped with far worse in the past
- 18 September 2015
Killing British ISIL traitors is perfectly legal
PC types can't understand it is not necessary to wait for a terrorist to strike before retaliating so long as it is ‘proportionate and necessary’. Taking out a pair of fanatical killers before they had caused maybe 100 or more casualties as at 7/7 could not be more ‘proportionate’
- 12 September 2015
War on logic: of drugs and booze
Prohibition is a mere footnote in history compared with the vast calamity that this ‘war on drugs’ has created. The hard economic fact is that governments cannot eliminate a market by legislation when there is a constant demand
- 8 September 2015
Refugee crisis: squalid posturing, and the farcical EU
This whole wretched refugee crisis has once again exposed the fiction of the EU. The truth is beginning to dawn that giving up control over borders is giving up a large measure of sovereignty, and this is bound to impact on our In/Out referendum
- 2 September 2015
Iranian nukes: a bad deal we'd be foolish to reject?
For sceptics, there is a depressing logic to the Iran nuclear deal. If it is trashed by Congress on the grounds Iran will not mend its ways, Iran will probably push harder for nukes, and sanctions will go anyway. It's a bad deal that we've got to accept, however reluctantly
- 23 August 2015
Cock-up in Calais
The West African migrants congregating in Calais are economic migrants, have no business trying to come into the UK, and should be sent back to their European port of entry. As for others, let's cherry pick the most educated and most economically useful
- 19 August 2015
Will Trump trump Republican presidential chances?
The reprehensible Donald Trump could well end up as the wrecker in chief for the Republican Party's presidential election hopes. He still retains the power to say, "You're fired", but only to his own side
- 3 August 2015
Obama's legacy: Cuba, Iran, and silly, PC Brit-bashing
Barack Obama's international legacy will come down to a probably reasonable move to reconcile with Cuba, a possibly disastrous deal with Iran, and, this side of the pond, a gratuitous history of Brit-bashing based on shallow political correctness
- 26 July 2015
Only 'Koevoet' can defeat Boko Haram
The key to defeating Boko Haram is to send in units that actually know what they are doing in African warfare. If we want to win, we need to bite the bullet and bring in South Africa's toughest, and there were none tougher than Koevoet
- 24 July 2015
Living wage does not make Osborne a closet socialist
Looking back on George Osborne's budget, the living wage was a master stroke, and it does not make Osborne a closet socialist. Meanwhile, defence looks to have done well, while we still pour vast amounts down the toilet of "foreign aid"
- 18 July 2015
My name is Ozymandias, King of the White House
Shelley's Ozymandias is one of the great poems. Little could Shelley have known that one day a comparable despair could be felt by taking a look at modern America
- 26 June 2015
Threats to free speech in Britain
Freedom of speech is the life-blood of democracy. It is also the best defence the people have against those in positions of power abusing that power. No surprise then that the establishment is always looking for new ways to stop wrong-doing from being exposed
- 22 June 2015
Put this up your TTIP! My what?
The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnerhsip (TTIP) could be a huge bonanza for Brits, continental Europeans and Americans. Free trade obviously makes people better off. So take a wild guess at who wants to stop it all?
- 18 June 2015
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