Dr. Tim Hunt: Another scalp for the PC brigade. Above, Dr. Tim Hunt, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine, in a laboratory in London. The Nobel Prize-winning British…
John Redwood MP: The EU and the forthcoming referendum. John Redwood, the Member for Wokingham in the Royal County of Berkshire gives an excellent speech in the House of…
The EU Referendum: Forewarned is forearmed (Praemonitus, praemunitus). The “old proverb”, “Forewarned is forearmed” dates from the 16th century. It is not just an English proverb but European…
But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the Lord: and be sure your sin will find you out. [Numbers 32:23] Above, an image from the past: Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman shown being castigated by John Bull on the issue of “Chinese…
We agree with Laura! Above, beautiful Dunluce Castle in County Antrim. One of the things the British political establishment likes to do from time…
Remember Fred the Shred and the Bankers! In Friday’s article (http://www.british-gazette.co.uk/2015/05/22/what-are-we-not-seeing-2/) we speculated upon the piecemeal patchwork of in-house industrial electricity being exported to the National Grid…
David Cameron: "How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear charmer away!" The title of this evening’s article is taken from the Beggar’s Opera, a ballad opera in three acts written in…
Beggar thy neighbour – AKA the EU's policy on “climate change”. In economics, a beggar-thy-neighbour policy is an economic policy through which one country attempts to remedy its economic problems by…
What are we not seeing? Good Day, Dear Reader. Please look out of your window. Do you see anything resembling the bull elephant above? No?…
Ruddy Ridiculous! Above, the character “Private Charles Godfrey” played by the late Arnold Ridley. Today is the 109th birthday of the Editor’s…