Crowned!
And if you want more, here’s my post from last year on why monarchies are a good thing, and also a portion of the Coronation Oath from sixty years ago. Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the …
Category: UK News
Star of the Day?
Amanda Thatcher. No Contest. For more on Baroness Thatcher’s grandchildren, read here.
Cutting
There has been much debate here in the UK on the new round of spending cuts that have come into force this month as part of the Coalition’s austerity measures. In particular, the cuts to Housing Benefit and Council Tax …
Core Issues Trust vs TfL
The ruling in the case of Core Issues Trust versus Transport for London (TfL) is now available. A Quick summary of the main points the judge made. TfL acted far to quickly in banning Core Issues’ advert. In the internal …
The Ethics of PayDay Lending
Yesterday’s OFT report on the performance of “PayDay Loans” companies was, let’s be frank, damning. OFT Paper 1481 gives most of the lenders in this market a tiny window of twelve weeks to demonstrate compliance in five key areas. These …
The Moment that Sums it All Up
There was a glorious moment in this afternoon’s Committee evidence gathering session in Portcullis House for the Same Sex Marriage Bill which completely summed up the whole problem with the conversation the nation is blatantly failing to have on this …