£36bn of taxpayers' money on our railways by 2014
It seems that people are not entirely happy with the way the railways are run in this country and over 50% of you wanted to see them privatised. An underwhelming 12% wanted to see them renationalised. 35% were happy with them the way they…
Big Brother is taxing you
Sinister goings on at our town halls. It appears that 68 of them have already installed microchips in to our bins without even telling us. That is more than three million households in Britain who are well equipped to be taxed for their…
The nuclear "option"
It was probably no more than a happy coincidence (for the Government) that the Planning and Energy White Papers were published on consecutive days. Nevertheless, as most people have noticed, the two are intimately linked by the need for a…
We all told you so! As usual the Government didn't listen
No prizes for guessing what the papers are full of today. The slow motion car crash that has been in the making for many, many months now has finally made impact - though not entirely in the manner predicted nor has the crashing car come…
Review of the Papers, Wednesday 23 May
The government's policy on reforming the housing market was thrown into disarray last night as the communities secretary, Ruth Kelly, was forced into a last-minute retreat over the controversial introduction of home information packs. The…
Blair Force One ready for launch
Blair Force One is ready for launch. In fact, both of them are. Our outgoing PM has finally sanctioned the purchase of over £100m worth of aircrafts so that his best buddy Gordon and the Queen don't have to mix with the hoi polloi when…
Public sector reform has failed us all
As the Blair era comes to and end, there is and has already been much reflection on the past 10 years. Reform was always at the top of the New Labour agenda way back when before 1997. It was greeted with cheers and provided hope to the…
Would you like an ipod with that underserved bonus?
The department described by outgoing Secretary of State John Reid as "not fit for purpose" is paying out £3.6m in bonuses to its staff. The Home Office, which has recently been split up as it could not cope with the work load, feel one in…
Tax credits costing billions
What exactly is the point in the tax credit system? It seems to me just a way of confusing the tax system as much as possible so that people are so baffled they mess up their claims for what is rightfully, under the system, theirs. The…