You cannot carry on forever squeezing the productive bit of the economy in order to fund an unprecedented engorgement of the unproductive bit..

The U.S. states that allow for citizens' initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that don't. But the beauty of the system i….

The 'EU in a Nutshell' is a miscellany of facts and anecdotes about the system which rules us. It's a book you can delve into in pursuit of a particu….

Political reporters no longer get to decide what's news. The days when a minister gave briefings to a dozen lobby correspondents, and thereby dictate….

Most British people are keen to remain in a European free trade zone; and most EU states are keen to keep us there, because we buy from them more tha….

You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt..

The 'Robben Island Bible' has arrived at the British Museum. It's a garish thing, its cover plastered with pink and gold Hindu images, designed to hi….

Europe tends to favor stability over democracy, America democracy over stability..

If you vote for candidates who think it's the role of the state to provide health care, don't complain when your hospitals are as badly run as everyt….

I am not the Conservative Party's health care spokesman. I'm fond of Andrew Lansley, and I strongly support David Cameron as party leader..

New fathers, political prisoners, traumatised presidential aides, resolute schoolboys, MEPs addressing unfriendly chambers - we all find that Shakesp….

The next Euro-elections will be a step towards a United States of Europe.

The most dangerous diminutions of freedom come from those who are convinced of their moral rectitude..