Since coming to power in 1997 the British Labour Government has introduced 3,605 new offences – an average of one every day! You really have to wonder what on earth any government thinks it is doing by introducing a new criminal offence every day. Are they necessary? Are they desirable? Have they made the public [...]
Yesterday was Midsummer Day here in the Northern Hemisphere – and the weather? Rain, more rain, violent storms and high winds! Yes, 21st June was the “longest day” of the year. Well, it was 24 hours long just like all the others, but I suppose it’s called the longest day because it has more hours of [...]
I was in London on business last week and on Wednesday evening, having arrived late at my hotel I decided to have a meal in a small Indian Restaurant not far from the House of Commons. As is common in many such establishments the tables are close together. When I had settled down and ordered [...]
Name me two organisations who having called a vote then ignore the outcome, bully and threaten the voters into having a second vote, and keep doing so until they get the “right” result. You’ve got it – these two bastions of democracy: the Government of Zimbabwe and the European Union. People who know me are well aware [...]
