Monthly Archives: August 2009

I understand why many of you are very sceptical about any proposal to shift the log jam – and the over taxing – on our roads. Many politicians are anti motorist, and do see motorists as an easy source of tax. You should know me better. The scheme I outlined does not increase the revenue [...]

The government which gave you such a spectacular boom and bust in the private sector thanks to their crazy money and banking policies, now seems to want to repeat the experiment in the public sector – with the bust delayed until after the Election. We learn that cuts will be needed after all. Some are [...]

Shortly before Labour tried to close down all serious debate on public service reform I promised you all some more ideas on how we could raise quality and save money on public services. Let’s get back to this, our agenda, on the day after Mr Brown himself concedes there needs to be cuts after all [...]

This morning’s posting was delayed as I was asked in to the Today programme studio to discuss the high and rising contributions the Uk now has to make to the EU. The programme highlighted the big increase in the UK’s net contributions to £6.3 billion next year, and correctly drew attention to the loss of [...]

Last week I had to renew my tax disc for the car. I received a notification that I could now find an easy way to pay the new rip off levels of the tax. I rang the number late one evening. It proved as easy as advertised. The cash was taken from me effortlessly over [...]

The Sunday Times did not tell all the story in their page two article “Cameron’s MPs want more private health care”. They reported that they “contacted all Tory backbenchers to ask whether they had private health insurance”. They say “Most refused to answer” but name four who said they had insurance. Why I wonder did [...]

Today I am writing an open letter to the Prime Minister. Dear Prime Minister, The Scottish Parliament will meet to debate the decision of the Scottish Justice Minister over the Lockerbie bomber. When you first took the highest political office in the UK you stated that you wished to restore the Uk Parliament to a [...]

The old battle lines are being redrawn as if it were 1979 all over again. Let me surprise you with my answer to the question. Some daring commentators suggest we need a new dose of Thatcherism. Labour are out to portray their old caricatures and lies about the Thatcher era. My answer to the question [...]