The British government’s plans to establish a high speed rail network have been dealt another blow, as Members of Parliament belonging to the Environment Select Committee demanded that the trains should slow down in order to reduce carbon emissions. The
British buyers are increasingly being priced out of the UK property market by foreign investors, particularly the Chinese. The latest example, as reported in the Daily Mail, is the seven acre RAM Brewery development in Central London, which will be
A former Northern Irish Police Officer has claimed that Tony Blair’s Downing Street conspired to pervert the course of justice by requesting the release of two Irish Republican terror suspects, hours after they had been arrested for the attempted murder
The British House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has expressed its “disappointment” that the Obama administration continually refuses to support the rights of the British Falkland Islanders to self-determination. The report about Britain and America’s ‘special relationship’ was generally upbeat
Britain’s minister responsible for heaping extra regulation on the press has escaped serious trouble for over-claimed expenses after MPs overruled the Independent Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. Maria Miller, the UK’s Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, was described
A new survey by the polling company YouGov has shown that whilst 60 percent of Americans still support NATO, there are wide variations on which countries they believe the US should protect. Countries like the UK and France did well
The shock waves from Nigel Farage’s victory in both Europe debates could be felt across British politics. A Liberal Democrat spokesman had ceased to even claim victory, saying “although we are low in the polls, being able to move one
UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage won the second of the two debates on Britain’s membership of the European Union last night. The one-hour debate, televised live on both the BBC and Sky News. was organised ahead of the European
The reduction of the top rate of UK income tax from 50p to 45p, on earnings over £150,000, has led to an increase in the tax take. The tax cut was brought in at the insistence of the Conservatives, despite
Andrew Rosindell, Chairman of Conservative Friends of Gibraltar, has attacked the Spanish Government for its latest incursion to the waters of British Gibraltar. The tiny territory – known as ‘The Rock’ – was the scene of a minor collision between
The UK government’s plans to curb immigration were cast into doubt after a Migration Watch report estimated that European Union (EU) Net Migration will overtake that from the rest of the world. The figures are important because the government has
The Irish Police (Garda) believe that a gangland bomber who blew himself up on Sunday in Dublin did so because he forgot to move his clock forward for Daylight Saving Time. At 11pm the man was blown up before he
The BNP has established a chain of door-to-door Food Banks that can only be used by “indigenous Brits” and not “minorities”. Nick Griffin MEP confirmed the usage policy on twitter after the party was attacked for using Food Banks to
Nigel Farage has explained that his party’s recent surge in popularity is because they have moved from being “high Tory” and “very middle class” to being popular amongst working class voters. The comments came in a debate at Chatham House
A survey has shown that around one in five Conservative Party Members support Scottish independence. YouGov asked 900 party members which of the following two comments they agreed with: I want Scotland to become an independent country, and leave the
John Craven, a Christian preacher, has received compensation from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) after he was imprisoned for telling a gay couple that ‘God hates sin, but he loves the sinner’. The teenage gay couple are said to have kissed
Hull City Council is creating its own digital currency, similar to Bitcoin, called HullCoin. The council will pay residents with the HullCoins, tax free for voluntary work and the recipients won’t lose benefits as a result of their new digital
UKIP is facing criticism for accepting a stack of deselected Labour Councillors in the London Borough of Barking. The Councillors had all been removed as candidates due to their poor performances. The defectors are reported to have failed Labour’s two
Veteran Gay Rights activist and former Labour Party Candidate Peter Tatchell has said the new right of gay people to marry represented “segregation” and has called for further legal changes. The law, which allows same sex couples to marry, came
The British Army’s third highest ranking officer has raised further doubts on government plans to slim down the armed forces. General Sir Richard Shirreff, told the Sunday Times that plans to slash active personnel from 102,000 to 82,000 represented “one
Breitbart London has obtained a copy of a letter sent by a Member of Parliament, as written to the Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond. The letter asks whether Scotland would be required to accept an appointed Governor if it votes
