Is there a case for paying MP’s more?
Britain currently has a pretty bad crop of Members of the House of Commons. Second, or in the case of Richard Burgon and Claudia…
Britain
Quote of the Day 07th January 2022. A sensible comment from a thoughtful individual.
One of the benefits and the curses of the Jury system in criminal law is that occasionally juries will turn out perverse verdicts. A…
From Elsewhere: An Observer writer gets it.
I try to read as widely as possible, both those publications whose views I agree with and those with whom I do not. This…
Former Peer convicted of historic child abuse.
The case of former House of Lords member Baron Nazir Ahmed of Rotherham who has now been convicted of attempted rapes carried out in…
A lot of fuss over something with a precedent.
I’d like to start this piece off by saying that although like many others I voted for Tony Blair in 1997, primarily because of…
This could get very interesting. Trouble in the Mermaids camp.
Like many others I’ve been very concerned with the activities of the pro-paediatric gender transition group Mermaids. Whilst I support the right of adults…
From Elsewhere: David Lammy. One of Labour’s guilty men.
The Labour MP for Tottenham could have been a good politician. He could have represented his constituents faithfully, done good things for his area…
Is this an indication of poor infection control in the NHS?
There’s recently been a very interesting Twitter thread by a senior member of the NHS management about the current Covid situation. It was written…
Abandoning Stonewall. The correct decision in my view and for this organisation.
Like many people I used to have some degree of respect for Stonewall. They played a major part in bringing about legal equality for…
From Elsewhere: They are indeed one of the most useless of an already bad bunch of public services.
There’s a great article by Steerpike in a recent edition of the Spectator which is worth looking up and reading. It’s one of those…
