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Gamblin’ man
When George Osborne visited Sweden, Finland and Denmark the stock markets of each country promptly fell by about 5 per…
At last, Britain can have its shale gas revolution
Over the past week, the government has finally made a decisive move to kickstart a fracking industry in Britain. Licences…
Get fracking
Over the past week, the government has finally made a decisive move to kickstart a fracking industry in Britain. Licences…
To defend the NHS, stop health tourism
Speaking after the Stafford hospital scandal in 2010, the then newly appointed Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, grandly announced plans for…
Stop health tourism
Speaking after the Stafford hospital scandal in 2010, the then newly appointed Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, grandly announced plans for…
Edward Heath and a very modern witch-hunt
There was a grim inevitability that the name Edward Heath would one day be trawled up in connection with allegations…
Ted talk
There was a grim inevitability that the name Edward Heath would one day be trawled up in connection with allegations…
Look beyond the Sewel video: the House of Lords still works
The shaming of Lord Sewel was a classic tabloid exposé. The fact that a peer of the realm (albeit one…
House in order
The shaming of Lord Sewel was a classic tabloid exposé. The fact that a peer of the realm (albeit one…
If you want military interventions, Prime Minister, you'll need more of a military
“Whether it’s in Iraq, Syria, Libya or elsewhere — as Prime Minister, if I believe there is a specific threat…
Giving up the fight
“Whether it’s in Iraq, Syria, Libya or elsewhere — as Prime Minister, if I believe there is a specific threat…
Iran can’t be trusted
Iran is, beyond doubt, a sponsor of terrorism and this week it has been made much stronger. It has (again)…
Gambling on Iran
Iran is, beyond doubt, a sponsor of terrorism and this week it has been made much stronger. It has (again)…
Osborne's living-wage wheeze will decide the fate of one-nation Conservatism
In his hastily scripted victory speech, David Cameron hit upon a mission that he wanted to define his remaining years…
One-nation economics
In his hastily scripted victory speech, David Cameron hit upon a mission that he wanted to define his remaining years…
Britain needs to get fracking
That democracy is a superior form of government to any other goes without saying. But in order to function, it…
Fracking Lancashire
That democracy is a superior form of government to any other goes without saying. But in order to function, it…
Why lawyers deserve Michael Gove
A great test of political leadership is how well you deal with vested interests on your own side. In his…
Laying down the law
A great test of political leadership is how well you deal with vested interests on your own side. In his…
Greece should remember the lesson of Black Wednesday
The campaign to keep Greece in the euro has resulted in five years of groundhog days. The unfortunate country seems…
Let Greece go
The campaign to keep Greece in the euro has resulted in five years of groundhog days. The unfortunate country seems…
Cameron’s EU referendum tactics make Harold Wilson look clever
David Cameron is now facing the biggest challenge of his leadership: how to renegotiate Britain’s membership of the EU without…
A lot to ask
David Cameron is now facing the biggest challenge of his leadership: how to renegotiate Britain’s membership of the EU without…
This time, on surveillance, the Americans have it right
Britain and America, as George Bernard Shaw is reputed to have said, are two countries divided by their common language.…
Who’s listening?
Listen http://rss.acast.com/viewfrom22/thehighpriestsofhealth/media.mp3 Britain and America, as George Bernard Shaw is reputed to have said, are two countries divided by their…
