Electoral ‘reform’ is back on the agenda: but do we need it?
By Brian Barder In a major Commons statement yesterday introducing a national debate on constitutional reform, the Prime…
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Why Gordon Brown should soldier on
By Brian Barder I had been almost persuaded by the relentless drum-beat of Guardian editorials and columns that…
The Sunday Times on the EU
By Brian Barder The Sunday Times of Mr Rupert Murdoch (who is not a European, has never been…
The Tories and the Lisbon Treaty: a postscript
By Brian Barder I have expressed earlier my conviction that it will turn out to be a disaster…
The Tories dump their mole
By Brian Barder Unlike most media commentators, with their vested interest in encouraging leaks by civil servants who…
Tory policy on Europe could lead to disaster for Britain
By Brian Barder UPDATE (24th May) This post has attracted a sizeable volume of comments, all of them…
Order, order
By Brian Barder The Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin, made a statement yesterday on MPs’…
MPs’ expenses and the great national sneer
By Brian Barder The Daily Telegraph has undeniably pulled off a great coup in getting hold of the…
