How the floods have destroyed trust in the Pakistan ruling class
There have been two big winners from the floods in Pakistan. One is the army and the other is the Taliban. Trust in mainstream politicians has collapsed and this is the issue I explore in my film for...
View ArticleHow the chattering classes exploited Brian Haw
The saddest thing about peace activist Brian Haw's life, which has now come to an early end, was the manner in which he was exploited by some liberal journalists and activists. Too lazy or jaded to go...
View ArticleLord Patten takes on the big cheeses of the BBC
Lord Patten has wasted no time in addressing one of the biggest criticisms of the BBC, by vowing to ban bonuses and cut the pay given to the corporation’s executives. It will come as a relief to...
View ArticleUKIP are not 'far Right'. There's nothing extremist about rejecting the...
Imagine that a report came out linking people's unease with inequality and poverty to extreme Left-wing violence of the Baader-Meinhof variety, showing that Labour voters shared some of the same...
View Article'Derek': Ricky Gervais really ought to lay off the disabled
In 2001, the Brass Eye "paedophilia special" was released. It caused widespread anger, especially in the tabloid press (which in one memorable case ran the story alongside an image of a then...
View ArticleThe Turner Prize: a bloated, contrived, luvvie-riddled waste of taxpayer’s money
Anyone who watched Channel 4’s coverage of the Turner Prize last night will have noticed Noel Fielding’s hat, which vaguely resembled an ill-fitting bearskin. I suppose if you’re a comedian who...
View ArticleYou have to get ill to discover the real difference between the sexes
From the Sunday Telegraph I’m like most men, in that illness turns me into a little girl. The usual macho bravado that I apply to “men tasks” like replacing a light bulb or buying a pint flies out the...
View ArticleThe Benefits Street uproar shows it's now virtually a crime to criticise the...
If you want to know how illiberal today's so-called liberals have become, look no further than the furious, censorious fuss over Benefits Street. This is a new five-part Channel 4 series that documents...
View ArticleBenefits Street is unrepresentative. Really?
Benefits Street, Channel 4's hit, fly on the wall documentary about a Birmingham street full of welfare claimants, is a gross distortion of reality. We know this because a group of charity heads has...
View ArticleLord Naseby has misled the Lords over Sri Lanka. He must withdraw his...
Veteran political correspondents like me recall Michael Morris, Deputy Speaker of the Commons from 1992-97, with a great deal of affection. He carried off the role with plenty of brio and style....
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