
Tempers are fraying in the House of Commons as the ten hour Syria debate on whether or not to carry out airstrikes against Islamic State begins. Members of Parliament will vote this evening; if the motion is successful, the first
by Donna Rachel Edmunds2 Dec 2015, 4:17 AM PST0

The British government’s devious, cynical, hypocritical energy policy has just unravelled horribly – with the leak to The Ecologist of a private ministerial letter which admits that Britain hasn’t a hope of meeting its legally-mandated “clean energy” targets. Officially, Britain’s line is that
by James Delingpole10 Nov 2015, 12:22 AM PST0

The British government has just announced plans to spend £6 billion of taxpayers money so that people in the Third World can buy more green energy in order to cope with ‘climate change’. Maybe it’s time the Conservatives changed their
by James Delingpole29 Sep 2015, 2:28 AM PST0

Here are two stories which show how badly we are losing the war against green fundamentalism: The first, courtesy of Christopher Booker, concerns the British government’s attempts to rush through a truly insane plan for a £1 billion tidal lagoon
by James Delingpole8 Jun 2015, 9:44 AM PST0

What a fussy lot some of you are. Last week, the left in England experienced one of its most stunning reverses since Margaret Thatcher crushed the Miners’ Strike. We saw the defenestration of George Galloway, Ed Davey, Vince Cable, Ed
by James Delingpole11 May 2015, 4:02 AM PST0

Who are you going to vote for on Thursday? For me, it’s a real toughie. My local Conservative candidate Chris Heaton Harris is both a personal friend and exactly the kind of principled and sound candidate I’d like to see
by James Delingpole4 May 2015, 12:40 AM PST0

Suppose you were a right-thinking BBC journalist, understandably anxious to foment the approved Labour narrative that the Conservatives are the party of rich, out-of-touch toffs, and you were presented with a rare opportunity to interview David Cameron. Which telling question
by James Delingpole21 Apr 2015, 8:09 AM PST0

As Islamic State militants establish a foothold in Libya, Britain has been warned to brace itself for ‘boats full of terrorists’ by Egypt’s Ambassador to the UK. Nasser Kamel made the comments after 2,163 migrants were rescued at sea in
by A.B. Sanderson18 Feb 2015, 6:12 AM PST0

British Prime Minister David Cameron opened up a new front in his battle for re-election as he pledged the UK would have the highest employment rate in the G7. Speaking at a press conference in Ipswich, the Prime Minister committed
by A.B. Sanderson19 Jan 2015, 9:19 AM PST0

Health, immigration and the economy far outstrip other issues in terms of importance to voters, a new poll by YouGov for the Times Red Box has found. However, the pollsters yesterday discovered that issues come second in voters’ minds to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds19 Jan 2015, 6:32 AM PST0

Mere weeks after Miliband was accused of wanting to ‘weaponise’ the NHS – a phrase which he has not denied using – patients and doctors working in Labour-run NHS Wales have called on him to stop being hypocritical, and to
by Donna Rachel Edmunds18 Jan 2015, 3:59 AM PST0

David Cameron’s plans to cap the number of migrants from the EU coming to Britain were dropped from a key speech after protests by Angela Merkel, Government sources say. The German Chancellor, who is meeting with the Prime Minister in
by A.B. Sanderson7 Jan 2015, 4:02 AM PST0

Eurosceptic cabinet ministers are clamouring for David Cameron to let them join the NO side in a referendum on Britain’s continued membership of the European Union, and are concerned that the strategy of negotiations followed by a vote will effectively
by A.B. Sanderson30 Dec 2014, 3:51 AM PST0