Just in case you’ve been away for the last couple of months and have returned to find an atmosphere of apathy sweeping our nation, I can reveal that today is the day of our much hyped General Election. By placing a small ‘x’ next to the name of someone you have probably never met – […]
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Are Our MPs Really Paid A Pittance?
“We want to have good people doing the job and they need to be paid fairly. Now, that’s not paid in excess but it’s not being paid a miserly amount either.” Marcial Boo, chief executive of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) trying his best to justify increasing the salary of an MP from £67,000 […]
The Way The Global Tax Regime Works
Google boss Eric Schmidt defended the way his company and others have paid so little tax on such very substantial profits by stating: All of us are operating in a very, very longstanding tax regime which was set up for various reasons that don’t necessarily make sense to me or anyone else. But they are […]
Margaret Thatcher Dies
Ex- Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died today aged 87. Like her, or loathe her, her legacy lives on: ” I love argument. I love debate. I don’t expect anyone just to sit there and agree with me – that’s not their job” – Margaret Thatcher speaking in 1980
Chris Huhne Speeding To A Prison Cell
Yesterday, ex-senior politician Chris Huhne and his charmingly vengeful ex-wife, Vicky Pryce, were finally sentenced to a term in prison; it seems very unlikely they will be sharing a cell. What started off as a simple motoring offence, ten years ago, led to public humiliation, the further break up of a family, and a cost […]
Gay Marriage And Manifestos
Today sees the supposedly devisive debate on allowing gay marriage in the UK. It has been compared to Leo Abse’s 1966 landmark Sexual Offences Bill. During the presentation of the Bill to MPs in the Commons, Sir Cyril Osborne, who was regarded as its main opponent argued: I claim that the sponsors of the bill […]
Nick Robinson Headline
I am not sure much thought can have been given to this Nick Robinson headline on the BBC News website – but it made me laugh!
Burger Me…It’s A Horse!
There can’t be many people who turn their nose up at the offer of a nice juicy burger. For some families they are a part of their regular diet. Even at last years’s Olympic Games – that temple of human perfection – one of the main sponsors was Mc D’s who, despite all the talk […]
Comment on Announcement Of HS2
Matthew Sinclair, director of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, comments on the government announcement of the proposed HS2 high speed rail link to the north: “It is extremely disappointing that the Government is pressing ahead with plans for a new high speed rail line that will cost taxpayers a fortune. The economic case for the new line […]