‘Food Glorious Food' It Seems Oliver Was Right All Along
‘Food Glorious Food’ sing fellow inmates of the workhouse in which the young Oliver Twist finds himself incarcerated at the start of Lionel Bart’s musical named after the hero of Dickens’ famous novel...
View ArticleSheffield's Sorry School Saga
The recently appointed head of a primary school in Sheffield has just tendered her resignation after unsuccessfully seeking to end the separate weekly assemblies for its thirty odd Muslim pupils she...
View ArticleFool's Gold
The EU will host a conference this week to discuss plans to tackle piracy in the waters off the East Coast of Africa. Pirate attacks in the area have recently hit the International headlines because...
View ArticleEurope vote to teach Westminster an 'expense-ive' lesson
When ballots are cast in tomorrow’s European Parliament (EP) elections, most voters will be sending a message to one destination: Westminster, and not Brussels, writes Luke Clark. A month ago, Labour’s...
View ArticleIt's behind you!
The EU has finalised the 2010 deal on its Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) setting the total allowable catches (TACs) to dictate the amount of fish which can legally be caught in the EU waters next year....
View ArticleCan a diplomatic Baroness defend the UK's right to decide its Foreign Policy?
On Monday 11th January, Baroness Catherine Ashton faced a 3 hour hearing in the European Parliament (EP) to confirm her recent appointment as the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs. Following...
View ArticleA 'hot potato' issue
The unlikely subject of potatoes has recently captured headlines across Europe. No, this is not another bizarre EU directive on “wonky vegetables”, but rather the return of the Genetic Modification...
View Article'Traffic Light' Food Labels given the Red Light
One of Brussels’ largest lobbying campaigns has convinced the EU not to endorse ‘traffic light’ food labelling, despite studies showing that it is the “best way for consumers to make informed choices...
View ArticleWill a 'referendum lock' prevent any future loss of UK sovereignty?
Last year, David Cameron promised ‘Never again should it be possible for a British Government to transfer power to the EU without the say of the British people.’ This promise has now been translated...
View ArticleMember states' limit on EU civil service pay rise is overruled
Earlier today (24th November) the European Court of Justice (ECJ) overturned a member state imposed limit on EU salary increases. The ruling is an ill-timed move that is likely to further complicate...
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