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December 09, 2009

A brief overview of when scientists and politicians clash

Posted at 05:10 AM in Climate change | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

December 04, 2009

The Spectator's Fraser Nelson debates climate change with an "hysterical" Bob Ward from the LSE

Posted at 04:12 PM in Climate change | | Comments (20) | TrackBack (0)

November 06, 2009

Old adversaries Nancy Pelosi (Democrat) and Newt Gingrich (Republican) join forces in climate change campaign

Posted at 09:12 PM in Climate change | | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

October 13, 2009

Irish journalist confronts Al Gore about his 'Inconvenient Truth' movie

Posted at 05:41 PM in Climate change | | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)

August 13, 2009

America's Club for Growth uses anti-NHS ad in campaign again politician-run healthcare

Background here.  Watch Dan Hannan MEP's contribution to the US debate.

Posted at 08:20 PM in NHS | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

July 26, 2009

Peter Hitchens receives rapturous applause for defending grammar schools on Radio 4's Any Questions?

The Mail on Sunday columnist's contribution starts 3 minutes, 30 seconds into the YouTube video.

Posted at 10:43 AM in Grammar schooling | | Comments (11) | TrackBack (0)

July 09, 2009

'Smoking ban is a symbol of attack on our liberties'

That's what 'Forest' (Voice and friend of the smoker) wants you to believe.

Posted at 05:28 AM in Civil liberties, Smoking | | Comments (23) | TrackBack (0)

April 24, 2009

Joanna Lumley attacks Labour for making "impossible" demands of Gurkha soldiers wanting to settle in UK

The actress says she is "ashamed" of the Labour government.

Posted at 11:38 AM in Gurkha campaign | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

March 19, 2009

55% of Britons support leaving the EU

A poll finds that there is majority agreement for Britain leaving the EU and maintaining only trade relations. Dan Hannan MEP and Charles Clarke MP discuss the poll with Andrew Neil of BBC1's Daily Politics. After five minutes of the video UKIP leader Nigel Farage discusses the EU.

Posted at 07:01 AM in European Union | | Comments (13) | TrackBack (0)

March 17, 2009

Britain's Chief Medical Officer defends minimum prices for alcohol

Posted at 07:28 AM in Food and Drink | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

January 13, 2009

Fiscal stimuli schemes don't boost the economy (they just increase debt)

A longer version of this video is here.

Posted at 03:51 PM in Economics | | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

December 12, 2008

Ireland is asked to vote again on Lisbon but an unpopular government in Dublin will struggle to secure a 'yes'

A Channel 4 News report.

Posted at 06:03 AM in European Union | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

October 07, 2008

Tim Montgomerie of ConservativeHome.com defends 'libertarian paternalism'

Apologies for the poor sound quality.

Posted at 04:24 PM in Nudging | | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)

October 05, 2008

Roger Helmer MEP explains his opposition to wind farms

Posted at 11:24 AM in Climate change | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

September 22, 2008

The idea of energy independence is "hogwash"

A Cato Institute lecturer, Robert Bryce, says that the world economy is too interdependent for America to be independent in any well-traded sector. Bryce partly blames an ignorance of science for voters' willingness to believe politicians' scare stories on energy.

Posted at 06:57 PM in Climate change, Energy independence | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

September 07, 2008

Is wind the answer?

A seven minute video makes the case against wind power.

Hat-tip: Iain Murray

Posted at 01:29 PM in Climate change | | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

August 11, 2008

Commons Committee seeks a wider Bill of Rights

Posted at 07:51 AM in Civil liberties | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

August 06, 2008

Al Gore's new boat

Posted at 09:30 PM in Climate change | | Comments (7) | TrackBack (0)

August 05, 2008

The House of Lords raises new questions about UK Government's plans for 42 days of pre-charge detention

Posted at 09:26 AM in Civil liberties | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

July 10, 2008

Banned! Banned! Banned!

A Wall Street Journal video looks at how California began the American state's inclination to ban everything from smoking to transfats. It features the UK pubs' campaign to bar Alistair Darling.

Posted at 07:44 AM in Civil liberties | | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

July 08, 2008

There is still one bar where you can smoke...

...the House of Commons' Strangers bar:

Posted at 06:33 AM in Civil liberties | | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)

June 28, 2008

It all comes back to you

WWF ad illustrating the consequences of your actions:

Posted at 09:49 AM in Environment | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

June 26, 2008

Stuart Wheeler reacts to loss of High Court bid to stop Lisbon Treaty

Posted at 11:10 AM in European Union | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

June 23, 2008

Burma campaign video

Comedian Ricky Gervais provides the voiceover:

Posted at 03:12 PM in Burma | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

June 21, 2008

Drill! Drill! Drill!

The Wall Street Journal's Daniel Henniger calls for the US to over-rule green campaigners and start exploiting its offshore oil reserves.

Posted at 07:24 AM in Environment, Oil | | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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