Living in Britain

Effectively, the analysis of the riot is starting to fall into these two camps. It is either because they don’t have enough HD TVs, or too many. It is either Read more

This morning’s Telegraph splash says that “Magistrates have been told they can ignore sentencing guidelines and hand down more draconian penalties to rioters and looters”. While I completely understand the Read more

I’ve just read Dean Godson of Policy Exchange‘s excellent summing up of the Prevent programme. I’ve just a few thoughts to add. Our free, democratic society is what makes us Read more

People laugh at David Cameron for his focus on the Big Society. They think he’s deluded to think that we can consciously make our surroundings better by getting involved. But Read more

The elections have happened, the referendum has taken place. Things have to move forward. Whilst there are lessons to be learned from the last few weeks, lingering too long on Read more

My answer would be “No”, but I think it’s time to have the debate. Prince Charles intends to be the “Defender of Faith” when he becomes King, rather than the Read more

At the 2005 general election, seventeen women were elected as Conservative MPs.  Seventeen men called David were also elected as Conservative MPs, and the Shadow Cabinet contained more Davids than women.  This Read more

I’m proud to come from Barwell in Leicestershire and hope to represent it on the local Borough Council after May’s elections. If you only believed the lazy and sensationalistic reporting Read more

This morning I went to the Big Society Network’s Cameron Direct on the Big Society. It was a great event, well-organised, good questions (though a couple of plants…) and generally Read more

It feels like a long time since I last wrote about my Bill for this blog but with it due to receive its Money Resolution shortly, I thought it might Read more