Statutory Instruments Of Tyranny

The corridors of Westminster are haunted by a quiet, bureaucratic coup that has successfully decoupled the act of law-making from the nuisance of democracy. For decades, we have comforted ourselves with the textbook fiction of parliamentary sovereignty—the grand idea that no law can bind the British public unless it has been weighed, debated, and voted…

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Devon and Cornwall Police

PAUL COLLITS The keystone cops – or are they not merely stupid? – of the Devon and Cornwall constabulary have made one phrase go viral over the last week, since the tragic death of Ann Widdecombe. So keen were they, probably under strict orders from the UK’s Muslim Home Secretary, to pin the murder on…

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Ed Miliband Forces Builders to Put Solar Panels Where the Sun Doesn’t Shine

Net Zero Strikes again STU TURLEY Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s push to embed solar panels into every new home under the Future Homes Standard (FHS) is drawing sharp criticism from housebuilders, who argue the policy mandates installations even on roofs that receive little or no meaningful sunlight. The rules, which build on plans originally developed…

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Mistrust Our Migrant-Loving Rulers? You’re in the Mainstream Now

Mistrust our migrant-loving rulers? You’re in the mainstream now MATT GOODWIN FOR YEARS now, rebellious voters who oppose what is being inflicted on Western nations have been written off as extremists and weirdos. Question mass immigration? Complain about open borders? Wonder whether your country is losing its identity? Or whether the deeper social contract that holds a…

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