And I’m looking forward to hearing about it later: In a keynote speech outlining how he plans to pull Britain out of recession, the Conservative leader will tell delegates at his party’s Spring conference in Cheltenham on Sunday that he will usher in a “complete change of direction” if he […]
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Hague throws rhetorical kitchen sink at the “decomposing political muckheap” that is Labour’s frontbench
William Hague once promised that New Labour would first be greeted with fascination, then admiration, then disillusionment and finally contempt. Speaking to Tory candidates in Cheltenham (right) he made the strongest and most negative attack on Labour of the Cameron era. via ConservativeHome’s ToryDiary: Hague throws rhetorical kitchen sink at […]
Read MoreAttending Conservative Spring Forum
This weekend, I am attending the Conservative Spring Forum. This is the live webcast:
Read MoreAn end to boom and bust?
Courtesy of Graham’s pointer to Photobucket (that is, I did not prepare this, though I have glanced at the FTSE and it’s about right), boombust.jpg 835×516 pixels:
Read MoreTory Bear T-shirt: Who is Dan Han?
Evoking “Who is John Galt?” a phrase popularised by the cult novel “Atlas Shrugged”, Tory Bear makes available a new T-shirt: “Who is Dan Han?”: Tory Bear – right-wing political gossip: Who is Dan Han?. Get yours here.
Read MoreWe’re in danger of entering a new Dark Age – Telegraph
As I was saying to Beth only the other day after reading Roche*: Distracted by celebrity, softened up by the education system, we have also succumbed to what you could call intellectual relativism. We have reached a state of affairs whereby people believe that the validity of their views is […]
Read MoreDominic Grieve QC MP on citizens and the state
The opening panel discussion at the Convention on Modern Liberty is now available online. Dominic Grieve speaks passionately and encouragingly from 3:55 on the finite limits on state power, social justice, quality of life and British collusion in torture: A great speech from a great man.
Read MoreBritain now the most invasive surveillance state
Via Right to privacy broken by a quarter of UK’s public databases, says report | The Guardian, we learn that “Britain is now the most invasive surveillance state and the worst at protecting privacy of any western democracy”: A quarter of all the largest public-sector database projects, including the ID […]
Read MoreDan Hannan MEP sets about the Prime Minister in the European Parliament
Right, wrong and education
Consider these news stories: Pupils will no longer have to be taught the difference between “right and wrong” under draft plans put forward by England’s exams regulator. via BBC NEWS | Education | ‘Right and wrong’ lessons to end. Parents should avoid telling their children what is “right and wrong” […]
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