Arthur Goring

Darling blows smoke into punctured bubble

noreply@blogger.com (AG) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:05:00 +0000

The housing bubble burst splattering mud on the faces of the government. Blair sneaked out just in time to let Brown take the heat, though it’s as much his doing as Brown’s. Now Brown has the...

G8 leaves climate change up to future generations

noreply@blogger.com (AG) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:16:00 +0000

So, in 42 years' time, will you remember the names of the G8 leaders who came up with the latest "breakthrough" agreement on climate change? Well, they're reckoning on not being around. Or, if they...

Brown's apartheid

noreply@blogger.com (AG) — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:39:00 +0000

On 1 May 1963, the apartheid government of South Africa enacted the General Law Amendment Act. Better known as the Ninety-Day Detention Law, it waived the right of habeas corpus and authorised any...

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

noreply@blogger.com (AG) — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:20:00 +0000

Tom Cruise, playing the part of Chief John Anderton in The Minority Report, headed up the department of pre-crime and was responsible for arresting criminals before they committed their...

UN Food Summit

noreply@blogger.com (AG) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:51:00 +0000

Lula da Silva's claim that the link between biofuels and fuel prices does not stand up is obviously rubbish. He's right that the causes of food inflation are complex but the link with biofuel is...

Fuel taxes

noreply@blogger.com (AG) — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:45:00 +0000

Lord Turner has a point: putting a price on carbon is a crucial instrument to cut emissions. He rightly says that the emphasis should be on encouraging people to cut their fuel use, rather than...

Knife Crime Campaign

noreply@blogger.com (AG) — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:21:00 +0000

So the Government has wasted another £3million pounds on a viral campaign to stop slap-happy puppies carrying blades. The idea: 'grisly' images of real-life wounds to shock youngsters. Imagine for a...