Monthly Archives: May 2008

Gordon Brown’s “tractor production statistics” do not persuade a country which is unhappy about the current situation to suddenly break into joy and applause when he recites the “achievements”. The latest list on the Labour party website is instructive, as it shows just how big the gap is between what we are all experiencing, and [...]

The result of the Crewe by election was worse than Labour’s efforts to spin it before the defeat. Even the Labour spin machine could not bring themselves to say the Conservatives needed a swing of over 20% to have a “good night”, and were suggesting the Conservative majority needed to be over 5000 to show [...]

The spinning and the recriminations have already begun over the result of the Crewe by-election, before a vote has been cast. Labour is trying to persuade people that anything other than a big win by the Conservatives will be a poor result for David Cameron. They want the media to accept that losing Crewe would [...]

The Dalai Lama today set out his position to the UK Parliament. He told us he is dedicated to democracy. He sees himself as an advocate of human compassion, as a Buddhist who believes in religious harmony, and as a Tibetan. He wishes to preserve and uphold the unique language and cultural traditions of Tibet, [...]

The Prime Minister this week is showing signs of trying to rebuild bridges with his unhappy Parliamentary party, and with his dwindling band of supporters in the country. We have witnessed an announcement about new rights for temps, ticking a box on the Unions’ agenda. If he is to govern well (for a change) he [...]

I have been trying to find out from the Treasury how much extra money they are taking from us through their highway robbery at the pumps. It is quite obvious that with oil at $127 a barrel, up from the $84 a barrel used for the budget forecast, they are coining it in. A great [...]

There has not been a lot of point in writing about the Lib Dems and Mr Clegg. Since the Clegg and Huhne race ended, a tired Mr Clegg, who had been slowing throughout the Leadership campaign, has had an even worse period as Leader. Occasionally, he comes up gasping for the air of publicity by [...]