In 1986, Ronald Reagan quipped that the nine most terrifying words in the English language were: ‘I’m from the government, and I’m here to help.’ Today, I’d argue we have a new contender. ‘New policies and procedures have been put in place.’ Much has been written about the causes of Britain’s stagnation. Some blame mass […]
It’s not always much fun being an investigative journalist in this country. Friends of mine talk of spending months painstakingly tracking down paperwork, talking to sources and preparing their articles. Then, on receiving a legal letter from an expensive London law firm, they are forced to cut the best parts of their story or, worse […]
A strange thing happened in the Baltic Sea last month. In the early hours of Monday November 18, the undersea telecommunications cable linking Finland and Germany was cut. This occurred just a day after another cable, this time linking Lithuania and Sweden, was also damaged, reducing Lithuania’s internet capacity by a fifth. What caused this […]
In the last few years, political scandals have become such a regular feature of British politics that it’s difficult to remember the specifics of each one. Announcement of a new by-election left us wondering whether this was another MP caught bullying staff? Or was this the one who allegedly got a dog drunk? The worst […]
