An important story in the news during the summer was the claim that the American intelligence agencies were tapping, seemingly at will, into the data traffic of a number of […]
A breach of security, but where? Read More »
Praised by critics and acclaimed by the public, the opening ceremony at the Olympics did not please Conservative MP Aidan Burley. “Leftie multicultural crap,” he said. “Bring back red arrows,
Anglo-Saxon attitudes Read More »
Remarks by Louis Susman, America’s ambassador to the UK, at the European Parliament, 25 January 2011: “I want to stress that the UK needs to remain in the EU. “The
Louis Susman: “all key issues must run through Europe” Read More »
Commentators on opposite sides of the political divide have reacted to the shooting of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in divisive fashion. Those on the left – see Michael Tomasky in
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Souverainistes and their friends in the media are very keen on the idea that defence is a preserve of national sovereignty. Britain should take its own decisions and not be
Whatever happened to the idea of sovereign defence? Read More »
The latest report from the Taxpayers’ Alliance on the question of European defence cooperation says rather more about the author than it does about the subject. It is generally understood
It’s not about the taxpayer Read More »
I was interviewed on the radio yesterday about the so-called Special Relationship, and the possible harm that was being done to it by President Obama’s attacks on BP. “British Petroleum”,
Why the fuss about Obama’s anti-British campaign? Read More »
Aneurin Bevan famously declared at a Labour party conference that “The language of priorities is the religion of socialism”. This will not be a blog post about socialism – I
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The discussion about the extradition to the United States of Gary McKinnon, the alleged computer hacker, provokes an interesting question of territoriality and extra-territoriality. One of the arguments put forward
Who should regulate the internet? Read More »
A debate in the House of Commons last week revisited the issue of the extradition treaty with the United States, which is the cause of controversy every time a difficult
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