Monthly Archives: August 2008

The only refrain most Labour people in power seem to know is the demand for higher taxes. No sooner has the Income Tax hike unravelled, than the Vehicle Excise Duty increase comes under fire. Learning nothing from this, today we hear from the Local Government Minister that Councils should put up Council Car Park charges, [...]

It comes as no surprise today to see a poll telling us that David Miliband would be no more successful against David Cameron than Gordon Brown. The problem is primarily economic. Mr Miliband has not put forward an alternative, is not a critic of the PM’s over his poor handling of the economy, and offers [...]

NICE has been in the firing line recently. This body which has the duty to decide which drugs the NHS can buy and which are unsuitable on grounds of efficacy and cost has been caught in the crossfire. On one side the pharmaceutical companies have been running effective campaigns to claim NICE was wrong to [...]

This week-end was the week-end of transformation in the UK’s feelings about the Olympics. Scepticism bred of Chinese politics and spin, of government targets and the government elite piling out to Bejing at our expense has been banished by the sheer guts, determination, skill and talent of Uk competitors. Many of them have decided to [...]

I have enjoyed the season at the Globe this year. Their Merry Wives has received much deserved praise for its light hearted romp through the lives and loves of Windsor housewives, and their Midsummer Night’s Dream stresses the comic, with well played scenes from Bottom and the mechanics. The production which has made the biggest [...]