Although Monty and I disagree he is a man of good heart and integrity. After the dust settles I hope he can rejoin the Tory family
- 18 Feb 2016
Some of you will be expecting me to be jumping for joy at Tim Montgomerie’s exit from the Tory party. To be honest, I am rather sad. One of the great strengths of my party is that it is a very broad church. Some might think that since the defenestration of Thatcher some of the...
The disgraceful BMA. Mogadon mayoral candidates. And after the referendum a government of all the talons
- 13 Feb 2016
The irresponsible, shroud waving, downright lies that have been spewing from the BMA over the junior doctors dispute makes Brexiteer professional mentalists Arron Banks and Dominic Cummings seem like paragons of truth and gentlemanly behaviour. At last the mask has finally sli...
Even the Samaritans would hang up on Grayling but the Brexiteers are heading for Fuckmarggeddon
- 4 Feb 2016
Poor Chris Grayling. Regularly humiliated by Michael Gove (blessed be his name) and more recently in Cabinet by Cameron. Even Liam Fox didn’t bother to respond to his desperate pleas to lead the Brexiteers. I suspect even the Samaritans would hang up on him. Yet each week, tho...
Poor Grayling is quite delusional in his bid to lead the Brexiteers. It would be tragic if its wasn't so hilarious
- 14 Jan 2016
A simple question for you. Which has been more disastrous for Britain, the EU or Chris Grayling? Well it’s a bit of a no brainer. Dear old Grayling is not blessed with the little grey cells and has caused endless headaches for Michael Gove who is throwing overboard all Graylin...
Do Labour MPs have the courage to join a mass walk out and smash the left?
- 9 Jan 2016
Some interesting Wilson memorabilia has hit the news today. Mary, his widow, is a hundred years old and Joe Haines, his legendary press secretary, has written for a call to arms in the New Statesman. I’ve always rather liked Joe as an interesting teller of tales, but I am in t...
The real villain in the reshuffle is Seamus Milne. Benn should have made a principled resignation not become a lame duck
- 6 Jan 2016
The real villain in this shambles of a reshuffle is not Jeremy Corbyn but his press secretary Seamus Milne. It’s not surprising that he is known in the lobby as shameless. Corbyn should have taken a lesson from the Margaret Thatcher playbook. She inherited a shadow cabinet who...
This cut of 19% of Short money is politically inept, morally bankrupt, doomed to fail and makes the Tories look like vindictive bullies rigging the democratic process
- 2 Jan 2016
It is not often that I look at a government decision and roll my eyes heavenward in disbelief and horror at the sheer mind boggling stupidity of it. But the wheeze to cut the money given to opposition parties to fund their scrutiny of the executive by any amount, let alone 19%...
Cronyism, dishonest journalism the honours system and why Crosby deserves a Dukedom
- 31 Dec 2015
What has happened to the Independent apart from selling less copies than Goldfish Weekly? This was the paper which was to break the mould and put professional, impartial journalism at its core. That’s why it was called the Independent. But read today’s splash with care. “Almo...
Unless Cameron is replaced by Boris Diane Abbott has a better chance of growing a penis than Labour ever winning an election
- 30 Dec 2015
One of the many joys of commenting on British politics is to wallow in its inherent contradictions. Jeremy Corbyn has been accused of being weak and lacking leadership for allowing his shadow cabinet a free vote over military action in Syria, yet David Cameron is being urged t...
President Erdogan of Turkey presents a terrible dilemma for the West
- 29 Dec 2015
If August is the silly season for journalists desperate to fill pages with surfing squirrels and singing dogs, the Christmas to New Year dead space, where hung over journalists attempt to titivate a comatose nation with quizzes and stories that would normally never see the lig...