Where did all the money go?…
... Asks Icelandic film director Gunnar Sigurdsson. Never likely to win an Oscar, this short film - Maybe I should have – possess a question...
Read this entry »Articles written by Douglas Carswell (Con)
Lost in translation
Back in December 2007, Home Office Local Government minister Hazel Blears urged councils to spend less on translation. In February 2008, she...
Read this entry »Drafting the manifesto
Regular readers will know that I do rather like to contribute when it comes to policy suggestions. ...
Read this entry »That really showed me
Britain has a Minister for Europe, Chris Bryant MP . I’m delighted to have been singled out by him...
Read this entry »Recovery requires lower taxes, less regulation
Normally, a fall in the value of the £ would mean exports increase relative to imports. Latest figures, however, suggest that hasn't...
Read this entry »Jack Straw defending Westminster old guard
Jack Straw is a one of Westminster's great political survivors. Part of this, I’m certain is down to the fact that he’s...
Read this entry »From Baker to Balls
Four former Education Ministers appeared before the education select committee yesterday; Ken Baker, David Blunkett, Estelle Morris and...
Read this entry »Why defence inflation is sky high
"The MoD faces a higher rate of inflation than other organisations because the prices of the goods and services it buys increase very...
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TV documentaries
Three times in as many months I've been invited to take part in documentaries about David Cameron. "... So you can talk about how you worked with...
Read this entry »EU Referendum Bill
Fresh from their victory over the Lisbon Treaty EU Constitution, I see that the Brussels elites now push for an EU public prosecutor and for a new...
Read this entry »Crunchy conservatism
I've already put the shallots and the rhubarb in. In doors, the fruit cuttings (boysenberry, gooseberry, josterberry, plus a something-or-other berry)...
Read this entry »Thought for the day
"Whenever loans were systematically made up from demand deposits, the historical constant in banking appears to be eventual failure". Thus writes Jesus...
Read this entry »Defence procurement – who has the courage to fix it?
Not only is the defence budget squandered, but MoD officials asked to account for the £billion funding gap were “ at...
Read this entry »Is the Commons about to get off its knees?
I fear that if the Commons were to get off its knees it'd merely fall flat on its face since it has no backbone. But today a series of reforms...
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