Today’s top story:
Tories in a mess on Europe. Again.
It’s quite extraordinary to see the contortions into which Cameron has got his Party over the John Baron amendment “regretting” the lack of an EU referendum Bill in the Queen’s Speech [link] First Downing Street was reportedly “relaxed” about Tory MPs — and Tory cabinet ministers — supporting the amendment. It was even suggested, improbably, that Cameron himself […]
A memo to Hugh Grant
Malaysia has just had its general election. The ruling party Barisan Nasional [link], which has governed Malaysia for fifty years, was returned yet again. While there had been reports of “a tight race”, informed commentators were not at all surprised at the outcome. The Barisan Nasional gained 133 seats, while the opposition Pakatan Rakyat gained the remaining 89 […]
Tories in a mess on Europe. Again.
It’s quite extraordinary to see the contortions into which Cameron has got his Party over the John Baron amendment “regretting” the lack of an EU referendum Bill in the Queen’s Speech [link] First Downing Street was reportedly “relaxed” about Tory MPs — and Tory cabinet ministers — supporting the amendment. It was even suggested, improbably, that Cameron himself […]
Has Richard Nixon returned?
Organizations which apply for tax-exempt status have to meet certain criteria. It is not enough to be a non-profit. There are different types of non-profit. Charities, promoting some sort of social welfare goal, are different to political campaigns. While neither is taxed on profits, obviously, donations to a charitable cause are deductible by the donor […]
Defending UKIP climate policy
The climate policy which I launched last October has been very well received — not least by energy-intensive industries. http://ukip.org/media/policies/energy.pdf But we still get a handful of letters along the lines of “I agree with most of what UKIP says, but I’m concerned about your lack of green policies”. I replied to one recently as follows: […]
“Europe” doesn’t Work
Tim Congdon is one of the UK’s most distinguished economists, and we are privileged to have him on the UKIP team. I have written about Tim before. He’s had good things to say on banking regulation, and he’s previously written on how the EU costs Britain 150 billion a year. Now he’s back with a new booklet: […]
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Has Richard Nixon returned?
Organizations which apply for tax-exempt status have to meet certain criteria. It is not enough to be a non-profit. There are different types of non-profit. Charities, promoting some sort of social welfare goal, are different to political campaigns. While neither is taxed on profits, obviously, donations to a charitable cause are deductible by the donor […]
A memo to Hugh Grant
Malaysia has just had its general election. The ruling party Barisan Nasional [link], which has governed Malaysia for fifty years, was returned yet again. While there had been reports of “a tight race”, informed commentators were not at all surprised at the outcome. The Barisan Nasional gained 133 seats, while the opposition Pakatan Rakyat gained the remaining 89 […]
Can the Democrats take the House next year?
Presidents have managed to be effective without controlling Congress. This seems to be beyond the skills of the current president. His excuse – that the Republican Party today is especially partisan – seems not to hold up. Hostility of Democrats to Ronald Reagan and Republicans to Bill Clinton were at least as great. This is […]
