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The rich and famous have feelings too 13 Jul 2013 | 12:51 pm

If you mercilessly mock someone about their age, appearance or perceived inadequacies, that would be bullying, right? Or is it OK when it's the national press doing the mocking and the victim is famo...

Labour HS2 the rescue? 5 Jul 2013 | 11:33 am

There is light at the end of the railway tunnel. The tide might just be turning against HS2, the nightmarish money pit of a plan to build high speed rail links between London, Birmingham and other No...

Nailing left wing austerity lies 21 Jun 2013 | 11:13 am

Keynesians have been in confident assertive mood recently, claiming that the facts are bearing out their long-standing calls for more fiscal stimulus to "end this recession now", as their cheerleader-...

The 10 least sincere phrases in the English language 14 Jun 2013 | 11:27 am

Yes everybody lies, and it's not just little white ones "to save their feelings".  It's just easier and more comfortable to say what will get the job done rather than what we think.  Here is my select...

Since when did Ryanair get so expensive? 6 Jun 2013 | 11:36 am

No one much likes Ryanair (What 2 years of flying Ryanair will do to you) but millions of us put up with it because it’s “the low fares airline” .  Well it used to be. I visit Spain regularly and gen...

The bold policy that could put Miliband in No 10 31 May 2013 | 11:21 am

Ed Miliband could transform the UK economy and his electoral prospects at a stroke by adopting radical tax reform policies. The thought occurred to me during the Labour Leader’s spat with Google over...

The best and worst of UKIP 21 May 2013 | 11:04 am

I am delighted to see the continued rise of UKIP because it’s really rattling the established parties.   The big parties are so poor at the moment that the old joke “Don’t Vote – The Government Will G...

It's easier than you think to give up news 12 May 2013 | 12:24 pm

Inspired by this article - News is bad for you - I gave up news last week: no news in print, online or on TV/Radio.  I included all sorts of media such as blogs, sports reports, free papers, magazines...

The stalled UK economy in one chart 1 May 2013 | 11:09 am

George Osborne might have avoided Triple Dip headlines last week when the UK registered 0.3% growth, but he and everyone else knows that the economy has stalled. Critics like the IMF and Labour point...

Money to be made from the gold rush for the exit? 19 Apr 2013 | 12:24 am

Shock horror for gold bugs: a two year low and the biggest two day decline in 30 years. For the first time in more than a decade there is a genuine feeling that the gold price could collapse like it ...

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