New BBC boss pushes for new universal ‘household levy’ to replace licence fee – which all would have to pay whether they watch channels or not JAKE HOLDEN The new BBC boss has said he is pushing for a mandatory ‘household levy’ to replace the optional TV licence, as numbers paying the fee have plummeted. Director-general Matt Brittin…
DR DAVID MCGROGAN They’d rather have the poor poorer, provided the rich were less rich. Margaret Thatcher You are perhaps familiar with the early episode of The Simpsons in which we gain an insight into the thought-world of the family dog, Santa’s Little Helper. Unable to comprehend language, the dog simply stares blankly at human faces as they…
Help to Borrow (even more) Help to Buy schemes won’t negate taxes and regulations that keep UK housing expensive CATHERINE MCBRIDE The Sunday Times reports that Andy Burnham, soon to be appointed Prime Minister, will be presented with a plan to reinstate the Conservative policy known as ‘Help to Buy’. Or really ‘Help developers to…
For a vision of Britain’s future, look to the schools The minoritisation of white Brits is already nearly complete PIMLICO JOURNAL Since the turn of the century, the United Kingdom has experienced rapid population growth and demographic change. The ONS estimates the population of the UK was 58.9 million in 2000, increasing to 69.5 million in 2025, an increase…
Miliband willing to approve North Sea oil to land job as chancellor Energy Secretary wants to prove he is pragmatist rather than zealot on environmental policy to help his case for being chancellor DANIEL MARTIN, TONY DIVER Ed Miliband wants to approve drilling in the North Sea to calm market jitters about his possible appointment…
The Weaponisation of Law: A System That Isn’t Broken, But Working Exactly as Designed How modern governance survives by turning law into a tool of control, coercion, and obedience CONSCIENTIOUS CURRENCY This is Part 4 of my series The Weaponisation of Law. In my last article, I showed how the Rule of Law and the Separation…
