March 2007

Gordon Brown’s trick – or treat – budget?

Budget Day is a curious thing. It’s pure theatre – a parliamentary set-piece that is treated…
British Mediterranean’s ghost flights

It came as a surprise to learn in yesterday’s Sunday Times that there are daily flights…
Doncaster Council – how stupid can you get?

There’s strong competition for the title of the most stupid act by a council in Britain.…
Whatever happened to West Ham United?

This is not a happy time to be a West Ham United supporter. The club looks…
Who is Patrick Mercer?

The BBC reports that Conservative leader David Cameron has fired his security spokesman Patrick Mercer for…
Cash for honours: free press 1-0 Attorney General

Little did I suspect when I wrote about the cash for peerages injunction on Saturday that…
End of the peer show?

MPs today sent a clear signal to the Government that only an elected House of Lords…
A glimpse of the moon eclipse

Last night’s eclipse of the moon (see this BBC report) was beautiful. Here are a few…
Nick Robinson: no blog comments please, lawyers on the loose

Nick Robinson’s BBC politics blog last night underlined the complications bloggers face when commenting on a…
Do you remember Kevin Beattie?

When I saw a feature in today’s Daily Telegraph about 1970s football star Kevin Beattie, I…