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Saying ‘No’ to Europe has put David Cameron in an undeniably popular position with his backbenchers and the public, but has it paid off? Tim Alderslade writes. Shortly before the Christmas recess, David Cameron did something that no Prime Minister in British history has ever done before. He vetoed a European Union treaty change. The decision has transformed the political landscape in Westminster and led to all sorts of questions being asked about the country’s future relationship with Europe. Politically speaking, the veto has put David Cameron in a very strong position and united the Conservative Party like never before. Cameron [...]
Politicians influencing decisions in the law courts is a dangerous game and we must act to protect the integrity of the state’s legal system, writes Jeremy Goldsmith A senior judge has highlighted the danger of politics influencing decisions in the law courts. The Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge, recently gave his annual press conference at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. During this he criticised the tendency of judges to introduce political elements in deciding court cases, maintaining that he and his fellow judges have no choice but to enforce the law as it stands and they must not involve [...]
As the public’s blood boils over a sentence of just 15 years for two convicted racist murderers, we must now look to eradicate racism completely, writes Stuart Graham. The evening of April 22nd, 1993. For most Londoners, just a normal day. But not for Stephen Lawrence, an 18-year-old student in Eltham, south-east of the capital. Brutally stabbed by racist thugs, he staggered to a bus stop where he collapsed and died. As I write, after 19 years of pain, anguish and stress suffered by Stephen’s family, his killers – racist gang members David Norris and Gary Dobson – have been gaoled [...]
As the Government faces an unprecedented level of opposition to its economic policies, the majority agree that cuts are absolutely necessary, writes Tim Alderslade. David Cameron will see out the end of 2011 in a relatively positive frame of mind. The last twelve months have proven to be nowhere near as brutal, either on him or the government he leads, as many political commentators predicted. This time last year, the Chancellor of the Exchequer was unveiling his much-awaited spending review to Parliament. This set out how the government intended to cut public spending, and get to grips with the country’s mounting [...]
Private sector companies will always put profit before job creation. With record levels of unemployment, a generation of people are being ignored, writes Jack Ashton. We face an economic crisis in Britain the likes of which have not been seen for many decades. The rates of unemployment, particularly amongst the young, are scary. Rates amongst those aged sixteen to twenty four have almost reached the one million mark and are the highest they have ever been since youth joblessness began being measured in 1992. This will not be a shock to anyone who has not been living on the moon for [...]
As the euphoria of the Arab Spring cools, Western governments need to ensure that something more sinister doesn’t appear under the surface, writes Patrick Mercer MP. Over the past couple of years, we have had the unedifying sight first of Saddam Hussein being caught and then executed in deeply unpleasant circumstances, followed by Mummar Gaddafi being summarily murdered. Now, I’m no bleeding heart liberal, but I don’t rejoice in death – particularly not violent death – as I have seen too much of it. And, whilst it is not up to us in Britain to interfere in the events of sovereign [...]
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