3 riffs 4 a bolder Toryism
I shall be in Manchester promoting my new book, Mr Cameron's Makeover Politics: Or why old Tory stories matter. Here are three brief messages I am pitching to the media. Read more...
Bland cannot be the new Tory brand
An Op Ed style comment piece to coincide with the publication of Mr Cameron’s Makeover Politics, Or why old Tory stories matter to us all. * Read more...
Financial regulation and risk (2)
Here is a bit more on the conundrum of regulating financial risk when you know you shouldn't, really. My message is that regulators should aim to encourage market-driven self-regulation. Read more...
My new book: “Mr Cameron’s Makeover Politics”
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My new book argues that the Cameroons are being a bit timid in ignoring the great Tory back stories which have done the party - and the country - proud in the past. Read more...
Financial markets should be free (ideally)
The less we regulate banks and financial firms, the safer we will be. Those of us that want safety, that is. (That would be me: I am morbidly timid.) Here's 10 bullet points saying why. Read more...
BBC is nearly history now
The BBC won't survive the next five years without massive changes. It'll get (or keep) a lot less licence fee. It is much weaker than it ever has been. It is likely to be privatised. Read more...
RDN on Plimer, Paltridge, Monbiot and climate change
The latest climate change row concerns a book by the "denier", Ian Plimer (an Australian geologist) and its most public critic, climate "alarmist", George Monbiot (of the Guardian). George seems to be winning hands-down at the moment. It happens that another Australian, Garth Paltridge, has also produced a climate change book, and it is sceptical rather than refusenik. I hope my review of the books, below, shows how they are both bad. Read more...
Libya and lying about “The Scottish decision”
Sending Mr al-Megrahi home to Libya has produced one of the most interesting muddles and mysteries of our time. I don't think we can trust anyone in authority to tell us what they really think. That's not necessarily a bad thing. Read more...
Protest shouldn’t break the law
I'm due on the BBC's The Big Questions show in the morning. One of the subjects is protest and in particular the Climate Camp. If you save the planet, can you break the law? Read more...
Voter (and non-voter) humbug
The current storm about MPs and their allowances, and the cry for Parliamentary reform, contain big dollops of humbug. Since we Brits are quite well-governed, this matters, a bit. Read more...