Sir,
The mystery surrounding Jon Venables and the unprecedented steps by the Prime Minister downwards to justify a cloak of anonymity has taken the operation of the Human Rights Act to indefensible lengths. The Act was originally trumpeted as the new Bill of Rights. However, the resultant wave of human rights cases in the Courts has [...]
Sir,
Amidst all the media attention on Lord ‘nom-dom’ Ashcroft and his donations to the Tory Party speculation has now focussed on the outcome of his expenditure on the so called marginal seats which the Tories need to win if they hare to seize power from Labour. Perhaps we should give some thought to the electorate [...]
The billionaire businessman bankrolling the Tories campaigns in marginal seats like Wirral West will not be able to buy the support of voters, a Prospective Independent MP has declared.
David Kirwan, who is standing in the marginal Wirral West constituency, believes that the news that Lord Ashcroft has not paid tax on his overseas fortune will [...]
Sir,
The main political parties should not underestimate the burgeoning public distrust of politicians. The belated disclosure by Lord Ashcroft, Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party and financial bank roller of candidates in marginal seats, of his ‘nom-dom’ tax status ten years after he gave assurances of his intention to become a permanent resident and thus [...]
Sir,
On the first of March and in the last days of this Government the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC) came into existence. The IPC will have sweeping powers to approve vital projects such as power stations and wind farms which have the capacity to so blight our lives. At a stroke we have lost the right [...]
