Of course Lady Astor set an example to everybody with her wartime courage and heroism from her St James' mansion and huge Buckinghamshire country estate. (Though in fairness wartime economy mean… (View Post)

Not sure that's true. I think they were blinded by the fact that he ran a quango, and therefore assumed he could run a country. Two very different jobs, as events have shown. (View Post)

That's one reason. The others being that there's no money for Labour's favourite, indeed only, sport - blowing other people's hard earned cash on scroungers and white elephants - … (View Post)

"Compliance with the law is not a “culture issue”. It is fundamental to good government and a well-ordered society." Sorry, but that's way to absolutist. Civil disobedience of various … (View Post)

Well, if it is about local services then the Millionaire in London is using no more of them than the Millionaire in Middlesborough (they do have them you know) But more importantly this is a classic … (View Post)