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Keeping our press out of the EU's hands
With Cameron putting the cat among the pigeons with his referendum promise, it is vital that we keep EU-hands off the press
- 25 January 2013
Robbing Peter to pay Peter
It is about time that taking money from Peter then giving it back to him stops
- 18 January 2013
Tolerance: Fundamentally intolerable
We are very much becoming an impolite, uncivil society. And all in the name of tolerance
- 11 January 2013
Ween off the spending Dave, don’t lecture
Instead of lecturing about morality, David Cameron should put the state on a diet
- 4 January 2013
Uncle Sam needs to read his history
The US government is worried about the UK leaving the EU. The problem is that we are not European and the EU is not the US
- 21 December 2012
Cecil on a mission creep
Bureaucrats seem intent on mission creep and appear to be targeting growth policies. But if they succeed, what is the point of the politician?
- 14 December 2012
Confidence: It's a funny old game
Politics, like football can be a game of two halves. Can this government be radical enough to win the game?
- 7 December 2012
Spin and bust?
Politically, the Chancellor did what he needed to. But if any of his presentation is based on spin or if there are hidden figures in the book, expect the ghost of omnishambles to return
- 5 December 2012
Freedom: Such a dirty word in Westminster
We are the people of this country; we are the bosses. And it is really about time politicians start acting with this in mind
- 30 November 2012
A load of hot air
Once again the consumer gets hit as politicians increase their emissions over energy policy
- 23 November 2012
Something in common: Thinking outside the EU box
As people wake up to the possibility of a Britxit, could politicians wake up to the potential in the Commonwealth?
- 16 November 2012
How much Gordon?
A panicked decision to buy Northern Rock has already cost the taxpayer £2bn and there's another £66bn we could be stuck with
- 16 November 2012
UK exit costly... for the EU
The price of leaving the European Union will be high, argues Simon Miller. But not necessarily for the UK
- 9 November 2012
Bad LUC for banks, bad luck for us
If the market doesn't have confidence then share prices fall, bond yields shoot up and eventually a bank is in solvency trouble as its own liquidity dries up despite fire sales
- 6 November 2012
Discriminate against quotas
Individualism is key to ending discrimination in the workplace not a quota for women
- 26 October 2012
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