A referendum, Prime Minister? Why not start with Europe?
I have admired Gerald Warner's blog from the beginning: it's original, witty and exquisitely written. True, Gerald and I disagree about the most important issue in politics. ("The only thing I want to...
View ArticleThe Guardian's Oliver Cromwell and his New Model Army are marching on Downing...
Watching David Cameron being put through the wringer this morning brought home to me that this whole scandal has been a triumph for the puritans. Generally speaking, nearly every sphere of British...
View Article'I beseech you in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken'
Let's review what brought us to the present economic catastrophe. Interest rates were kept too low for too long. Banks were encouraged – in some cases obliged – to lend money less discerningly than...
View ArticleThe coming battle on the EU is about sovereignty
In 55 Days, the superb new play on the aftermath of the English Civil War, there is a moment towards the end when Charles I seems, at last, to realise that he is stuffed. He has refused to recognise...
View ArticleUkip election gains: eastern England is in rebellion. This has happened before
Ukipalypse. The Faragasm. Call it what you like (“a total bloody nightmare” if you are a Lib Dem), it’s already clear from last night’s partial results that Something Is Happening. The docile towns and...
View ArticleHas Pope Francis declared war on the Vatican?
To round off his first Midnight Mass at St Peter’s, Pope Francis will stop to pray at a nativity scene drenched in gaudy colours that wouldn’t look out of place in Disneyland. On the surface, little...
View ArticleThe cult of Magna Carta is historical nonsense. No wonder Oliver Cromwell...
Magna Carta has an iconic status. To many, it is the foundation stone of English liberty – the guarantor of the freedoms we cherish, and the solemn legal basis for our centuries-old way of life. It is...
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