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It was depressing to read Quentin Letts howl with indignation about the fact that the Chief Executive of Surrey County Council gets paid £250,000 a year, twice the Prime Minister’s salary. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t disagree with Letts,

A report by Oxfam, a leading international charity, has warned about the richest five families in Britain being wealthier than 12.6m of the poorest Brits. But Oxfam’s claims seem to miss some important analysis behind this trend and what it

Britain’s Chancellor George Osborne has been criticised for claiming the middle classes like paying the 40p income tax rate. The claim came at a meeting of senior Tory MPs from the 1992 Committee Executive earlier this month. Mr Osborne was

On Friday The Sun reported on the financial position of one of Britain’s most influential trade unions, ‘Unite’. The article was right to point out that Unite’s “General Fund” had £225m in 2007 but only had £13m in it in

Fiona McTaggart MP, Labour MP for Slough, claimed Parliamentary expenses for riding her bike into work, despite being one of the richest MPs. The 34 claims for a total of £46.10, have been widely criticised, as riding a bike incurs

In a move that is hoped will cut the £1.2bn lost to benefit fraud every year, Ministers have announced benefit cheats are to be credit checked. The Department of Work and Pensions will undertake the checks to see if they

A gypsy gang have reportedly cut off the penis of a man they believed had slept with one of their girlfriends. A 22 year old man has been taken into custody in relation to the incident earlier today in Middlesborough.

Today’s passing of Tony Benn ends an important chapter in British political history. Widely respected but controversial for his views, we review the best and worst 5 things about him: THE BEST 1: He opposed Ted Heath’s application to join

David Cameron will open Scottish Conservative Party Conference later today with a warning that Independence would tear a family of nations apart. He will also compare the decision of which way to vote to other major life changing decisions such

The Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA) has called for the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, to cut waste and taxes in next week’s budget. The group says that “promises of help after 2015 will not be enough”. The TPA says the

Bradford’s branch of the UKIP has produced a 9-minute Party Political Broadcast showing the European Union as an attacking alien force, similar to the one in the film Independence Day. The film, which explains UKIP’s policies on various issues, also

Education Minister, Lord Nash, has told Peers that the school curriculum was “hijacked by political correctness” under Labour. And that Britain had “plummeted down” education league tables. Speaking in a House of Lord’s debate about the role of education in

A Local Government Minister has confirmed Wind Turbine planning application refusals have gone up since the government changed its planning guidelines last year. The announcement came during a Westminster Hall debate earlier today. Kris Hopkins told MPs that 68 applications

A crazed, wounded otter went on the rampage at a burger joint in Alesund, Norway yesterday. Terrified dinners fled Skippy’s Fast Food, fearing the animal would turn on them. The otter was breathing heavily as it staggered into the restaurant

The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has said interest rates could rise before the 2015 General Election. They have been at 0.5 percent for five years, but Carney said it would be a “welcome time” when rates

Ed Miliband has said that he would only hold a referendum on the EU if more powers were transfered to the body after the 2015 election, something that he described as “unlikely”. Miliband said: “It is important to emphasise that

Left-wing lobby group, 38 Degrees, has been accused of deliberately wasting MPs time ahead of today’s vote on NHS reforms. The group, which is opposed to the Care Bill, has asked it members to send tens of thousands of identical

Eurocrats have been thwarted in their plans to greatly increase the MOT inspection routine on caravans. The move would have led to greater costs for owners, and more roadside tests for commercial vehicles. Conservatives led by Jacquie Foster MEP managed

A Sinn Fein Councillor has suggested a bomb should be placed under the headquarters of the Northern Irish Housing Executive, ‘metaphorically speaking of course’. The comments came from Cllr Stephen Huggett at meeting of Fermanagh District Council, according to the

UK unemployment fell by 125,000 in the three months to December, putting the overall total at 2.35 million. The figures released today by the Office for National Statistics show unemployment is now 7.2 percent. Also the level of employment grew

Today’s Mail on Sunday claims that one of Britain’s top judges, Lord Justice Fulford, “actively campaigned” to support the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE). They claim that he was supportive of the group even when it campaigned for the age of

Ken Livingstone’s memoirs, which once retailed for £25, are being sold at a major discount retailer for just £1. The hardback book is a whopping 710 pages long, but despite its length and price, trade was not brisk at the

Failing to pay for a Television License, which is effectively a tax to pay for the BBC, will cease to be illegal under plans being considered by ministers. At the moment anyone who watches a TV in Britain but doesn’t

Lord (Maurice) Glasman, architect of ‘blue Labour‘ and advisor to Ed Miliband, has attacked Margaret Thatcher in a video released by the Oxford Union. The video, from a debate last month, was uploaded this week and shows Glasman blaming Thatcher