A Conservative's blog

It is fascinating to note how Labour just do not get the banking crisis. This is all exemplified by an interview with John Redwood and Derek...

Thus far, I have not commented on Derek Draper, and frankly the man is not worth spit, so I don´t know why I am now. I listened to his comme...

The sale of gilts, to cover government debt failed yesterday, in that the sale did not raise all of the money it was intended to raise. To b...

Sir Frank Goodwin´s home and car has been vandalised by some people who hate bankers and think they are criminals. Police in Edinburgh are n...

Apparently Ken Clarke has said, on national TV that perhaps raising the inheritance tax limit to £1,000,000 may not now be the priority it w...

Babar Ahmad has been awarded £60,000 in damages after his arrest on suspicion of terrorist offences in 2003. This makes me really angry. Not...

Or at least that is the official number by the governments preferred measure, as per the ILO (International Labour Organisation). Well, the ...

One of the reasons that PoliticalBetting.com is the premier site for discussing politics is that it has many intelligent and frequently hum...

This is very sad news. Natasha Richardson is part of the very famous Redgrave family, and indeed married to Liam Neeson. This is a personal ...

It is interesting to note that Gordon Brown and his merry band of spinners, including John McFall (chairman of the treasury select committee...

Hooray! Surely? The Mid Sussex Times carries this story on this weeks edition (Well, it was out last Thursday ) and is not alas not yet onl...

It seems there is much dewy eyed nonsense from lefties about the lovable miners and that evil witch Thatcher. Lets get this straight. There ...

Firstly the idea that the man who drove a well respected and solid bank straight into the ground should walk away with anything is obviously...

No doubt all have heard of the sad death this morning of Ivan Cameron, David and Sarah's oldest son at 6 years old. It is the normal ord...

According to various papers, including the Sunday Telegraph , Gordon Brown is to ban 100% mortgages. There are of course a number of observa...

Jacqui Smith, the alleged Home Secretary has been in some difficulties over her claiming that her main home in her constituency is in fact n...

You will no doubt have heard the controversy over Paul Moore's allegations which caused Sir James Crosby to resign as vice chairman of t...

And this is of course the problem. No one has any idea, nor will they for weeks, possibly months. Who knows what horse trading will go on to...

There is a troubling story carried by the BBC. It is a tale of the deeply sad demise of 8 year old Sophie Waller. If you read the article on...

It is not a pleasing thought, but that is apparently Ed Balls' view of the economy. So much for an end to boom and bust, or indeed how w...