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Firstly, from the Mail : Benefit claims by Eastern Europeans have almost trebled in the past year, official figures show. The cost of t...

I t looks like the great panic is over , for now. The markets were in the green today after heavy losses last week, including a disastrous ...

Technology, hey? It looks so easy to use on the box; just set it up and go. Unfortunately, the reality is usually one of devices unable t...

I have just finished reading David Miles' book on the Tribes of Britain. Whilst the first part of the book ticks all the boxes that I ...

The blogger Mr Smith has pointed out a number of posts from Paul Weston, who he describes as a 'social commentator'. What caught m...

Hat-tip The Devils Kitchen

July 16 (Bloomberg) -- Brent crude-oil futures traded above $78 a barrel in London for the first time since Aug. 9 as maintenance shut...

Stella Rimington, former head of MI5, has elucidated her remedy for dealing with terrorism: The former head of MI5 today calls for stricte...

The fundamentals of oil have returned to the news this week. The IEA has predicted a coming supply crunch: Crude-oil supplies will be tigh...

David Cameron is aiming to 'mend' society: Tory leader David Cameron has said mending Britain's "broken society" is t...

There has been much said about Gordon Brown’s accession to Prime Minister.Most of it seems to revolve around how he has surprised the Tories...

When social conservatives attack immigration, they are regularly told that they are actually engaging in a collective nose cutting . Immig...

My brief hiatus is over. Perhaps it's that good old Vitamin D , but I must say I do feel that the break in Italy has done me the world o...

I've been very quiet blogging wise over the past month. This is unlikely to change soon, as I am seriously fatigued with work, and have...

Thank you for listening to my worries about road pricing.......and then deciding to totally ignore them. That's good old Representati...

Ian Dale has a list of the MPs who voted for the 'opt-out' to the Freedom of Information Act. Most of them were Labour MPs, some o...

I'm not a fan of the crass headline, but I am pleased to see that the Daily Mail is interested in tackling the subject of oil reserve d...

I am not sure how I missed this from a couple of weeks ago. At least it gives me the opportunity to re-state: The only pillar of the n...

This week’s elections north of the Border may be one of the most important in the history of this island. If, and it is by no means certai...

A quote from the Hitch's travel diary : Of course, Iran is not a proper free country and you can get into serious trouble if you oppos...

I've always thought that the political 'bubble' leads to the trumping up of differences between politicians . So, although most...

Laban pointed out this article from the Telegraph, which talks about a new publication from CIVITAS , demolishing the 'nation of immi...

So, the result of mild weather has directly led to oil prices falling to a two-year low, stuck in the $50-55 barrel range. Natural Gas has ...

The official campaign for the Presidency of France , commenced on the 9 th of April. Over the last month numerous articles have been publi...

A little while ago I was tagged by the Fulham Reactionary. I must, therefore, in the traditions of tagging, supply six weird things about ...