Go George - but not because Brown is stirring the pot

PREDICTABLE as night surely follows day was Gordon Brown calling for an investigation into claims that Shadow Chancellor George Osborne sought a donation to the Conservative Party from a Russian billionnaire. As you know, I'm not one of Osborne's...

Chagossians sacrificed for the greater good

I'VE been following the eight year long court battle waged by the hundreds of exiled families longing to return to their native islands in the Indian Ocean after being expelled by the British government because the land was required for strategic...

Osborne's holiday with the super rich

SHADOW Chancellor George Osborne has been dragged into allegations of sleaze against Peter Mandelson. They both merrily cavorted on the sunshine island of Corfu during the summer,  rubbing shoulders with the super-rich. (Mind you, Osborne's not short...

Time to say farewell to George Osborne

GEORGE Osborne likes to portray himself as an inseparable partner of  David Cameron, more attached and more listened to than than the other half of duo Tony Blair and George Osborne. Let's get one thing clear. Osborne is no Gordon Brown....

Keep your clothes on or face the consequences

IF you want to take part in an booze fuelled cocaine snorting gay orgy, then stay clear of the Muslim world. You're likely receive a huge sentence for engaging in just one of these practices - being caught doing all three is likely to see you...

RBS - a tale of gloom and despondency

IT seems inconceivable that the Government will let the Royal Bank of Scotland collapse, and not just because the magic word "Scotland" is in the banking giant's name. The RBS group includes NatWest, Coutts - in which every depositor is likely to...

Return of New Labour's Four Musketeers

THAT Peter Mandelson has returned from Brussels to take a seat in the House of Lords to take over from John Hutton at the business and enterprise ministry is either a stroke of genius or the last throw of the dice for a tragic Prime Minister. If you're...

`I'm no novice' Cameron Rattles Brown's cage

INSTANT judgement on a political speech is often counter-productive. The contents haven't yet sunk in, but with deadlines to meet and trains to catch, you remember the sound bites as you dash off comment. David Cameron's neat rejoinder yesterday to Gordon...