A Conservative's blog

The Northern Wreck is to be nationalised. Apparently the two bids left on the table, by Richard Branson's Virgin group and the managemen...

Mitt Romney has not only backed Senator John McCain, but he has asked his delegates to vote for him. If they do, the race is over. John McCa...

I like amusing headlines. This one appears half way down this BBC article about a lawyer who's husband had just been convicted and jail...

Rowan Williams is still being attacked on the front pages today, for example there is this in the Times . I have not commented on this for t...

Sorry about the lack of posts, I am back to dealing with things. In particular things of a legal and litigious nature.

I forgot to mention it. I suspected he would and he has! So there! Good. John McCain is the only sensible candidate for President of the Uni...

Republican Governor of California, Arnold Swarchenegger has endorsed John McCain! It has to be said this looks like a band wagon rolling! Me...

Iain Dale has his full statement here . Derek Conway is the MP for Bexley and Old Sidcup. David Cameron withdrew the whip from him yesterday...

Considering he was written off 3 or so months ago Senator John McCain has had a stunning comeback. He has won Florida where Rudy Giuliani ha...

It seems that David Cameron has withdrawn the whip from Derek Conway. This is after it was revealed that not only had Freddie worked for him...

Derek Conway has been hauled up before the Commons Standards and Privileges Committee, not because he hired his son, Freddie as a researcher...

Alan Johnson has got himself into a spot of bother over "illegal" donations. Apparently he received a donation of £3,334 form a La...

Because now he has resigned that will inevitably up the pressure on Harriet Harman and Wendy Alexander. Possibly even more people. The mood ...

Peter Hain has resigned as Work and Pensions Secretary after the Electoral Commission referred his donations to the Metropolitan Police. Abo...

yes, according to our dear leader, Gordon, for it is he, it is necessary to stage public sector pay awards so as not to fuel inflation*! *Of...

Yes citizens of this great socialist republic, rejoice, for whilst it is not possible to have inflation busting pay rises, the Government of...

The United States Federal Reserve has slashed interest rates not by 1/4 or 1/5 a percent by by 3/4. This is to send a clear signal to everyo...

After yesterdays drubbing on the stock market the FTSE 100 dropped 400 points on opening this morning only to bounce right back off the floo...

Stock market financial meltdown continues on the worlds financial markets. Yesterday was, bad, today does not look much better. We are all a...

The reason why I ask this daft question is that the process in Nevada is a Caucus not a vote, and it is the state delegates that count. Curr...