The Darling buds of May versus Hurricane Grayling and why Simon Burns should be allowed to use his car
- 15 Jul 2013
You have to hand it to Theresa May she has been a very gutsy and determined Home Secretary. She has given her dysfunctional department a serious dose of reality, abolished the hopeless and disloyal UKBA and through sheer tenacity finally managed to kick out the ghastly and ver...
Ed's problem is not the unions but their leaders. Is he up to the long hard and bloody struggle?
- 9 Jul 2013
Sadly for Ed Miliband the Labour Party has no future only a present which is an ever recurring past. It is quite insane to try and break the link between the Party and the unions as their relationship is symbiotic. The Labour Party was founded by the unions so that working men...
Not a penny more
- 1 Jul 2013
It is strange how history has a nasty habit of repeating itself. The row over MP’s pay is going to be boringly predictable. There is an independent review. They compare the salaries of middle management and come to the conclusion that MPs aren’t paid enough. Party leaders go m...
Make David Davis Minister For Europe with Cabinet rank and discipline will be restored and talk of a leadership at thing of the past
- 22 Jun 2013
As the nation is gripped with reshuffle fever (well those poor sados who would sell their own grannies for a job) I suppose I ought to be totally honest and tell you that I haven’t got a clue who will be up or down the greasy pole. I’ll go even better, nobody except Cameron an...
No member of any Select Committee should have any paid interests which could cause a conflict
- 11 Jun 2013
It’s not often that I am shocked to the core, but the Tim Yeo affair has left my gob truly smacked. Did I hear him correctly on tape boasting that he told a business colleague what questions his select committee was going to ask? Forgive me but if that’s not coaching then my c...
In the land of the politically blind the swivel eyed loons are kings. A by election in Newark would be a distraction from the Miliband omnishambles
- 31 May 2013
If I was a Number 10 strategist (discuss) I would be doing my damnedest to prevent Patrick Mercer from causing a by election in Newark. It will be a little while before we know just how daft/venal/pissed he has been, but from reports so far he has been the victim of yet anothe...
When the cat's away the mice will play. The Faragistas must be licking their lips
- 27 May 2013
I was just about to right an upbeat piece about how proud I was to be British in the aftermath of last week’s horrific events, where the Prime Minister gave a sensible and measured response, how the country came together in restrained grief with that hallmark gritty determinat...
Why I will be demonstrating outside parliament tomorrow to stop the dismantling of our revered criminal justice system
- 21 May 2013
Tomorrow I am going to Westminster. Not as the victor of a great by election victory. Nor to have a quiet lunch with my friends. But to demonstrate against the government. My government, whose Prime Minister I support and count as a friend. This is not against the EU. This is ...
Whoever made those mad swivel eyed loon remarks should be exposed and given a pat on the back
- 19 May 2013
Here I was sitting in a little studio in Broadcasting House awaiting the first sheets of the day to review the papers for the splendid Stephen Nolan. It was a pretty slow news day so the Swivel eyed loon story splashed in the Times caught our interest. To be be honest it real...
Some friendly advice for James Wharton
- 17 May 2013
Downing Street must be heaving an enormous sigh of relief that the hitherto unknown backbencher, James Wharton, won first place on the ballot for introducing a Bill. Sadly, all we know about the chap is that he has a wafer thin majority of 332, is very young, a commercial soli...