Sir Christopher Evans and the witch-hunt

Sir Christopher Evans and the witch-hunt

I wonder if the Labour Party has returned the £1 million loaned to them by the benevolent Cambridge entrepreneur Sir Christopher Evans, who waits to hear whether charges will be made against him in the cash for honours row. He has hotly denied any wrong doing and...
EU laws crack down on internet trade

EU laws crack down on internet trade

Are you familiar with consumer protection law in Lithuania or Romania? What about Spain or Greece? This may be a new requirement of EU legislation, which SmallBizPod highlights today – and could have a significant impact on small...
Robert and the EU treaty

Robert and the EU treaty

  My MEP Robert Sturdy has a letter in today’s Times challenging the reasons for Tony Blair’s refusal to hold a referendum over the EU treaty. With Gordon Brown widely predicted to be Blair’s successor, I wonder if  Blair wants to...
Today’s "warm hearted" Russia

Today’s "warm hearted" Russia

 A guest post by James Higham The historical moulding of the modern Russian Perhaps I’m not the one to ask about Russia on a number of  counts: as foreigners, Tom and I are both relatively sheltered, the mindless bureaucracy tends to be taken care of...
Road pricing trial and its sweetener for motorists

Road pricing trial and its sweetener for motorists

 Government plans about how it should trial its controversial road pricing scheme, despite protests from more than 1.8 million people who petitioned against it, is already having problems. My nearby city, Cambridge, is one of the cities lined up for this. Yet...