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For frack's sake, look at the government first Ed
Miliband is right about the lack of competition in energy. But before freezing prices, perhaps he should examine how much of your energy bill is due to government policies and taxes
- 28 September 2013
Privatisation may not work well under corporatism
This is not some woolly Lefty thing. We live in a corporatist not a free market capitalist society. That has implications for privatisation that we need to face up to
- 14 September 2013
Spain recruits Argentina over Gibraltar; EU shrugs
With the Latinos cross with us again, it is time the EU actually enforced the regulations it demands we comply with when it comes to free movement
- 17 August 2013
It's a fracking bonanza and even the UK Treasury gets the point
There could be 1,300trn cubic feet of gas in northern England alone. Ten percent of that could meet Britain’s needs for more than four decades
- 26 July 2013
Another delicious piece of Leftist hypocrisy
Now, hypocrisy isn’t, unfortunately, the sole preserve of the left, but they just do a damn good job at it
- 13 July 2013
A grown up discussion about immigration?
Even to talk about immigration was once to be accused of racism. But can we be a little more mature, these days?
- 5 July 2013
Welcome to the mad house, Croatia
This week saw another EU summit and next week sees a new EU member. A big 'Welcome!' to our new European partner, coupled with a big 'Why'?
- 28 June 2013
Banking on a problem
The Council of the European Union has adopted new bank capital requirements as internationally agreed. But once again it couldn’t resist tinkering, despite the UK’s objections
- 21 June 2013
Smoking costs
Vaporing is in the government’s sights, meaning it's important to look at the money trail
- 15 June 2013
EU must be joking: EC clamps down on fraud
Theresa May has agreed with the EC on proposals to prevent fraud against the EU. The problem is that no one seems to care about the EU’s own fraud and incompetence
- 7 June 2013
Auntie’s misbehaving: Make the BBC accountable
Eyes will be on the north west of London next week when the Bilderberg party comes to town. But a greater conspiracy is how we allow behemoths like the BBC to be so unaccountable
- 1 June 2013
Eat the Rich: A digestif?
Tax is back on the political agenda. But, as always, the parasites in Westminster just don’t get that they are talking about our money
- 24 May 2013
European Commission has the Internet in its sight
Get ready to move your servers – the EC is looking at the internet as part of its investigation into the ground rules for future broadcasting
- 17 May 2013
A taxing issue – is it for the EU to decide?
White smoke over Old Trafford may have distracted the press but manoeuvres are still ongoing in Brussels
- 10 May 2013
UKIP's rise exposes language barriers
It is clear that Westminster is struggling to understand what the country is saying
- 3 May 2013
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