Yesterday’s figures from the Office of National Statistics show that the economy shrank by 0.2% in the first quarter of 2012. Officially a double dip recession, then. It was predictable that Labour would seize on these figures to explain how awful the Coalition Government is and how wrongly they are handling the economy. But, whoa there […]
Archive | April, 2012
Who are these ‘Special Advisors’ anyway?
So, Adam Smith, Jeremy Hunt’s ‘Special Advisor’ (or ‘SPAD’ as they are known in Westminster) has fallen on his sword following allegations of impropriety against his former boss in the way he handled the takeover bid by News Corporation of BSkyB. The evidence obtained by the ongoing Leveson enquiry shows a huge amount of e-mail traffic between Adam Smith […]
Why I’m Supporting a Boycott of the Bahrain Grand Prix
’ve loved Grand Prix racing ever since I can remember. For me, theres nothing like it. Yes, it has occasionally been a predicatable procession of cars, but the on-track battles can be epic. Senna Vs Prost. Mansell Vs Senna Vs Prost. Hill Vs Schumacher. Schumacher Vs Villeneuve. Alonso Vs Räikkönen. Hamilton Vs Massa. Button Vs Vettel Vs […]