Monthly Archives: December 2014

On December 30th I got a call from LBC, asking if I could appear on their breakfast show next day at 8:30 on the 31st to comment on ex-Commission President Barroso’s recent remarks about Britain in Europe.   Then in the … Continue reading →

John Longworth, Director General of the BCC John Longworth, the Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has written to political leaders (including, I believe, Nigel Farage) asking them to avoid “tawdry politics” in the run-up to next May’s … Continue reading →

It’s the holiday season.  So a web-site called “Science2.0” has come up with a helpful list of twelve ways to respond to those infuriating climate change deniers that you’re likely to meet in the bar while on holiday. Not the top … Continue reading →

Watch my interview with Evan Davis on BBC Newsnight – “So the question for any Ukip supporter who has a reasonable issue here is: would you rather this money, which is British taxpayers’ money, was given to one of the German … Continue reading →

And indeed why does it matter? I was not very surprised when the Telegraph came up on Dec 13th with a story that twenty years ago, Nigel Farage had invited (or “begged”, as they span it) Enoch Powell to endorse … Continue reading →

Amber Rudd MP I received today a letter from Amber Rudd MP, who appears to be “Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change”.  As energy prices are through the roof, and blackouts are threatened for the winter, … Continue reading →

Suppose I offered you a product that contained 66 chemicals, most with slightly sinister and technical names like “Ethyl-3-methylbutanoate”.  Suppose I added that these 66 chemicals included twenty-nine that were classified as hazardous; one as toxic; five damaging to health … Continue reading →

Unspoilt? The Church at the heart of Bicker village Back in January 2013, I wrote about the problems of residents at Bicker Fen in Lincolnshire, in the Boston constituency. Their beautiful, mysterious fenland landscape had been invaded by the curse … Continue reading →

With the English National Ballet’s Alina Cojocaru at Markova House Now and again I manage to write a blog post on a non-political subject – typically the ballet, a keen interest of mine.  And I get readers complaining that they visit … Continue reading →