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7/7

7/7 came a long time after 9/11. During that time Britain and western nations have grown increasingly complacent. That complacency has been encouraged by the many talking heads who suggested that the...

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Terrorists have filled the shoes of pranksters

Yesterday morning - 90 minutes before the first bomb struck London - Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair was telling Radio 4 listeners that his force was seen as the ‘envy of the policing...

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Is Britain a weak link in the war on terror?

In an article for the New York Times, security expert Peter Bergen suggests that Britain is a weak link in the war on terror.Bergen lists a number of British citizens – from Richard Reid, ‘the shoe...

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Remembering the dead

I remember visiting the US Embassy in London after 9/11 and writing a message of solidarity to the American people. Tens of thousands did the same. Millions offered prayers. Today the world is mourning...

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The Tories and civil liberties

A YouGov poll for this morning’s Telegraph confirms the willingness of the British people to restrict civil liberties in the war on terror.70% said “yes, it may sometimes be necessary” to restrict the...

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When you go home, tell them of us and say: for your tomorrow, we gave our today

The prayers of commitment listed below were part of a special set of prayers used throughout churches today to remember the WWII generation - rightly called 'the greatest generation' - who sacrificed...

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Conservative MPs despair at Cheadle campaign

Earlier this week newspapers were predicting that Tory Stephen Day might win Cheadle back from the LibDems. It hasn’t happened. The LibDems’ percentage majority actually rose.And, on this occasion, a...

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A road to smaller government and social justice

I’ve written a piece for this morning’s Times about reducing the demand for government.The heart of the argument is contained in these paragraphs:“Up until now the formulaic Conservative response [to...

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Reverting to type

JAMES COLLINS, GUEST AUTHOR:"As our MPs return to their constituencies, three things come to mind:We could have had a new leader by now.We could have had a Conservative MP for Cheadle.We could have won...

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Saatchigate must never be allowed to happen again

 Article continues   "The Conservative party's governing board will discuss tomorrow what to do about the £1.5m worth of fees being sought by companies controlled by the Tories' former chairman, Lord...

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