Labourlist (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
By David Beeson There is a fresh new breeze blowing through politics today. David Cameron and the Tories are going to renew politics in this country and for that we should be deeply grateful to them. Cameron has shown himself to be keen to learn from the errors of the past and avoid making them himself. He saw, for instance, the euphoria that greeted Tony Blair’s election back in 1997. It actually...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
So, Sir Ian Kennedy (new chairman of the Independent STandards Authority) is a close personal friend of Alastair Campbell. Does it matter? To the Westminster lobby it does - because they missed the story until it was too late. So, it has to be said, did the blogosphere. Alastair Campbell tweeted this morning that he thought he was reading a diary story, until he realised it was the Telegraph's front...
Iain Dale's Diary (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
I was talking to someone the other day about the demise of the dinner party. And it set me thinking. If I held a dinner party for twelve people in politics who I know, who would I invite to guarantee the sparkiest conversation? Anyway, this is the list I came up with... Christine Hamilton Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Gyles Brandreth Professor Peter Hennessy Jeremy Paxman Michael Cockerell Ann Widdecombe Emily...
The Wardman Wire (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
A special Commons committee chaired by Sir Ming Campbell is currently inquiring into the arrest of Damian Green MP last year, and search of his Parliamentary offices; and last Monday they heard evidence from the former Speaker, now Lord Martin. You can watch the full session here, and if you're interested in this affair, you should. This evidence is the final proof that Martin was unfit for his office.A...
Next Left (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
There are two possible criticisms which pro-European political opponents might make of David Cameron's new European Union policy - one that it is meaningless; the other that it is dangerous. Which will the Labour government argue? I wanted to find out which way the Foreign Secretary would jump on this choice, when chairing his keynote session to the Fabian Change We Need conference. And Miliband won...
ConservativeHome's Seats & Candidat (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
In a double page spread in today's Guardian John Harris takes a critical look at the diversity of the next generation of Conservative MPs. He focuses on the number of Tory MPs that are likely to have been privately-educated but...
John Redwood's Diary (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The Establishment’s view that we need to be fighting a war in Afghanistan to keep us safe is not shared by that many voters any more. Under pressure from public opinion and interviewers, the government now says that of course they need good border controls and anti [...]
ConservativeHome's ToryDiary (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Speculation is growing that Gordon Brown might go to the country earlier than expected, on 26th March next year. In this morning's Yorkshire Post Tom Richmond notes one of the key factors that may influence Gordon Brown's choice: "The reason is simple. It would mean Labour having to put off the Budget until after polling day." "Almost 200 senior party officials have been ordered not...
The Croydonian (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Having found this online ,it would be selfish not to take it to a narrower audience: It makes my top ten all time funniest sketches. Anyway, enjoy.
Labour Matters (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Conservative MP Nadine Dorries, 52, is under pressure today to back up claims she made on Twitter and to newspapers that she had twice been a victim of sexual harassment at the hands of unnamed Labour MPs. Michael Connarty, MP for Linlithgow and Falkirk East, told the Daily Record: “It seems she is trying to [...]
Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
First news that there are "Plans from the EU's economic and social committee (that) would see firms carry out psychological tests on older members of staff.... The EU committee said: "The policies target workers at risk due to their personal belief that they lack adaptability skills, self-motivation and the ability to learn. "If older workers are to stay in work, it is vital for firms...
Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Read and wonder how nobody knew in advance that "Professor Sir Ian Kennedy, the head of the independent watchdog charged with reforming MPs’ expenses and restoring public trust in Parliament, is a close friend of Alastair Campbell. "
Jailhouselawyer's Blog (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Cameron is raising great expectations that may lead to a very bleak House Inside Politics: Mr Cameron said he would not let matters rest if the Lisbon Treaty became law, he is doing just that By Andrew Grice On the eve of Guy Fawkes Day, David Cameron produced a typically impressive firework display as he explained his new policy on Europe at a press conference. When he performed the same show for...
Not a sheep (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
As the gold price gets ever closer to 1,100USD per ounce people are wondering if it is a bubble that will soon burst. 'It will fall back to 750USD by June 2010' I was told yesterday. Others still predict gold rising to 1,300USD or higher next year. Both sides can't be right and I know where my money/gold would go.
Bob Piper (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Matthew D'Ancona (via Iain Dale ): "It's not even that I am especially sceptical about climate change. It's the sanctimonious style of the green lobby and their ministerial accomplices I cannot stand: the collective smugness that comes with absolute moral certainty of any sort and the readiness to disdain and scorn anyone who dares to dissent, even slightly, from any aspect of the new orthodoxy."...
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carrolltrust | 30/10/2009
FBI "live feeds" Washington DC field office Gerald Carroll Trust named International Offshore Crime Syndicate Goodman Derrick LLP Ian Montrose trust partner resident London UK Haslers Accountants Loughton Essex UK Jon O'Shea tax partner resident Essex UK M J Chappell resident Safron Walden Essex UK Nassau Bahamas A R Clark resident Gibraltar Spain Richard Bray & Co. resident London UK Wendy Luscombe
carrolltrust | 29/10/2009
FBI "live feeds" Washington DC field office Gerald Carroll Trust named International Offshore Crime Syndicate Goodman Derrick LLP Ian Montrose trust partner resident London UK Haslers Accountants Loughton Essex UK Jon O'Shea tax partner resident Essex UK M J Chappell resident Safron Walden Essex UK Nassau Bahamas A R Clark resident Gibraltar Spain Richard Bray & Co. resident London UK Wendy Luscombe
carrolltrust | 27/10/2009
The Carroll Foundation Charitable Trust one billion dollars “cross-border” international crime case is bringing in high level law enforcement officers from the FBI Washington DC field office and Scotland Yard Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) in concert with the Essex and Kent Police Forces. HM Revenue & Customs high level compliance offshore section officers are co-ordinating the cross-border
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