Category: Politics

Speaker’s House

A while back I was fortunate to be invited by Pippa to Speaker’s House in the Palace of Westminster. Of course I was keen to take a look at the extravagant refurb. undertaken by a former Speaker, Tony-crony Derry Irvine. You may remember that he was criticised for going OTT and the bill, as usual,… Continue reading Speaker’s House

The Shooting Party

It may, or possibly may not, interest you to hear about my experience backing Zac in his London mayoral campaign and I had intended to kick off by saying that I’d never done anything like this before, until I remembered…

Hug a Nuke

You can stop hugging hoodies, there’s a nuke that nobody loves except the Conservative government and me.

All Change on the Tube

What do you think this was doing parked on my street all weekend? The interior lights were on and the generator was whirring.

Eureka

I had a Eureka moment at the weekend and I’d like to share it with you this merry, March morning.

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

I’m not going to apologise for banging on about the In/Out referendum in the UK in June. It is much more important for the UK than any General Election and of great significance for the future of the EU itself.

A Storm in a Teacup

On Friday evening I was at the Grassroots Out (GO) rally at the QE II Centre in Westminster; the same evening David Cameron brought his new deal back from Brussels, so the BBC has to give coverage to the GO rally for balance – clever timing by GO, or just lucky? (You won’t join GO… Continue reading A Storm in a Teacup

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Lords and Ladies

An attempt is being made to slow the rate at which hereditary titles become extinct; no I don’t know why either. Lord Trefgarne has introduced a Succession to Peerages Bill in the House of Lords which, if it receives Royal Assent, will allow hereditary titles to be inherited by the eldest child of either sex.

A Serious Musical

Le Boeuf sur le toit is a jazzy, tango composition by Darius Milhaud. I like it hugely and think the best translation is “Beef on the roof”.