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POLITICS: Gordon Brown gets a verbal slapping…

Daniel Hannan, conservative MEP, stand up and take a bow. The fact that this clip got no air time on the BBC and other national news should be little surprise as it arguably amounts to little more than name calling. However, that doesn’t make it any less satisfying to watch…

POLITICS: A VAT decrease will cost us millions

If the rumours are true, and our labour government goes ahead with the VAT reduction to 15% (they can’t go lower even if they wanted to thanks to our masters in Brussels) I feel convinced it will ultimately cost our country far, far more. Whilst the average UK consumer may save a few hundred pounds [...]

POLITICS: Long haul flights responsible for global warming on Mars

My first question after reading this story was ‘Mmmm, How will Gordon Brown tax us for this?’ I refer to this story on the National Geographic. Evidence presented from NASA indicates that the ice caps of Mars are also melting. Of course, the obvious implications of such a discovery makes two scenarios possible… 1. Mars [...]

POLITICS: Politics Idol

Question to contestant, “Why do you want this?” Reply from contestant “It’s all I’ve ever wanted to do” – it’s the reply most uttered by pop star wannabes on Pop Idol and the like. A phrase so vacuous and common it produces little more than a roll of eyes from anyone but the most kind [...]