LibDem MP Does The Right Thing Shocker!
And they say there is no honour left in politics. Read THIS tale of political honesty to warm the cockles of your brow-beaten old political heart. It concerns LibDem MP Mike Hancock who, a few days before the 2007 Tory conference received emails which were meant for Matthew Hancock, George Osborne's adviser. They laid out plans for the inheritance tax cut, which Osborne would announce at the conference. But instead of using the emails for partisan political advantage, Mike Hancock forwarded them on to their proper recipient.Mark Reckons thinks this act of political propriety possibly chan

Nuclear Power, Yes Please
At least there's one Labour Cabinet Minister willing to face up to difficult questions. Ed Miliband has announced today that there will be a new generation of nuclear power stations. He regards nuclear power as a "safe, low carbon option to help tackle climate change". Even if you ignore the argument about climate change, he's right to look at nuclear power as a major part of our energy provision over the next few decades. It's just a shame that this government has dithered so much on this issue over the years and lost a lot of valuable time.Sadly, environmental groups have jerked their knees and declared that nuclear power is not the answer. They avoid saying what the answer i

Berlin, Berlin
Back in 1983, when I was at university, I was in a musical called BERLIN, BERLIN. It traced the cultural history of Berlin through the ages. Being part of it was a great experience. To be honest, my part was so small, that I have forgotten what it was, although I do remember that I didn't have too many lines (as I can't learn them - in case you hadn't noticed!) and didn't have to sing much. The audience was very grateful for that small mercy.Despite living in Gertmany for two years in the 1980s I never actually visited Berlin, which is a big regret. And I haven't been there since. I hope to rectfiy that soon, for Berlin symbolises so much that is good and bad about recent Europe

Brown Under Fire Over Letter to Soldier's Mother
Sky News are leading their bulletins with the story that Gordon Brown is being criticised for spelling errors in a letter he had written to the mother of a soldier who had been killed in Afghanistan. They have interviewed the lady reading out the letter and highlighting the errors. She clearly feels ve

The Seven Days Podcast
Click HERE to listen to the “Seven Day Show” the first in a series of regular weekly podcasts aimed at looking at some of the political stories over the last seven days, recorded by Tory Radio's Jonathan Sheppard and myse