I am in a very rainy Liverpool on a Culture and Education visit to the city, the 2008 European Capital of Culture. Liverpool is regaining its 1960s spirit. Its cultural life is vibrant, innovative, sometimes reaching exceptional heights. It has been very good to see that Britain has produced such a champion Capital of Culture. [...]
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So Congress has rejected the financial rescue package, plunging the world into an ever deepening financial crisis. And who is it that the British people trust the most, by a large lead, to steer them through these difficult times? Why, Gordon Brown, of course. A poll in today’s Independent shows Gordon 10 points above David [...]
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Many congratulations to Downing Street for their excellent plans to end the 300 year old exclusion of Catholics from the throne. Although I have condemned the attitude of the Roman Catholic hierarchy to abortion, contraception, embryo research and IVF, I do not believe we should discriminate against anyone for their religious beliefs. I am not [...]
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I recently received an email. The writers do not want their names published, as you will understand from reading it. Dear Mary, Thank you for taking such a strong line in helping families to have children. Ruth Kelly and those who share her views do not sadly understand how it is for those who struggle [...]
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At the risk of awakening all your pent up hostility to MEPs, I’m going to talk about the excellent meeting over dinner I had yesterday evening. Two Cypriot MEPs, Ioannis Kasoulides and Panayiotis Demetriou , invited those MEPs who are member of the Parliamentary Friends of Cyprus to meet them in an informal setting to [...]
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So Ruth Kelly, our only Opus Dei Cabinet member, is to leave the government. While her ostensible reason is to spend more time with her young family, the “Today” programme and maybe others believe this is not the full story. It appears that Ms Kelly is at last doing the decent thing and going because [...]
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The man hath certainly cometh. Gordon Brown’s speech had everything, not least that this will be the “British century” thanks to our scientific genius, our cultural industries and our language, to name but a few. An upbeat fighting speech indeed, one of whose themes was that tough times strengthen our resolve. Gordon on form cannot [...]
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All the evidence suggests that Alistair Darling’s assertion that we are facing the worst financial situation for 60 years is spot on. Venerable American banking and insurance institutions plus Freddie Mac and Fanny Mae have bitten the dust while our home grown banks and building societies have hit their lowest point for a long time. [...]
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