BBC News: Met chief to face Menezes probe: ” The Independent Police Complaints Commission probe will be led by senior investigator Mike Grant, and be separate from the IPCC’s existing investigation into the circumstances of the shooting.” Of course, they … Continue reading →

It’s not often you get an accessible yet interesting programme on the EU appearing on the telly (cf. the abysmal shite that was How Euro Are You? a few weeks back), so tonight’s Panorama, Battle for Europe, came as a … Continue reading →

Britblog Roundup 41 – different home, usual quality.

Great Grimsby (Pffft!) MP Austin Mitchell rules. And he should blog more often. A sample, from his latest musings on Labour’s “Educashun White Paper”: “Then, finally, Triumph. The follow-up Press Release: “Parents give schools plan the thumbs up”. MP rushes … Continue reading →

As honourable as I find this sort of thing and the subsequent support, does anyone else get the feeling that something’s not right here? Am I merely being cynical in thinking this could be a deliberate ploy to keep the … Continue reading →

They’ve been and gone and made a helpful page with links to all the featured blogs in our dear Mr Worstall‘s book. Which is rather handy. (Oh, and I can confirm, following a few ales last night, that Messrs Worstall, … Continue reading →

Courtesy of the EU, and we’re now well on the way to bypassing the British parliament just as Blair and co planned (even if they did originally want the data to be stored for three years): “An European Union parliament … Continue reading →

Easyjetsetter has some interesting observations on Angela Merkel and the EU which are well worth a look.

1) If you have to spend more money (say, �1,000-�3,000 a year) you need to earn more money to pay for it. 2) If you have more demands on your time you are able to concentrate less intensively on specific … Continue reading →

Ooooh! A really rather good anti-Kilroy rant over at The Sharpener. I do enjoy slagging off Kilroy. Unchallenging, perhaps, thanks to the sheer vastness of his manifold flaws – but great entertainment nonetheless.

Note to the Metropolitan Police: Randomly increasing police presence on the streets at rush hour is most decidedly NOT reassuring. Coming in to work and seeing upwards of fifty policemen ambling around in day-glo yellow jackets down the length of … Continue reading →

5,200 extensions to pub/bar licenses approved in London, taking effect from midnight tonight. Of this, I generally approve – the 11pm closing being a prime example about how silly legislation can end up staying on the statute books far longer … Continue reading →

Oh yes, forgot – you really ought to watch this, the latest production from our Tim. Deserves to go viral and stuff just by dint of being quality – and if people actually pay attention, could do some good to … Continue reading →

Prime Minister’s Questions today: “The DUP’s David Simpson kicks off by drawing an immediate parallel with the tragedy in Bradford: would the prime minister grant an amnesty to her killers, as the Northern Ireland (offences) bill will do for killers … Continue reading →