Christopher Booker's Blog, page 13

More crucial things we won't hear debated in this election

No government department's policies are more completely under the sway of Brussels than the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, writes Christopher Booker

Dame Helen Ghosh is all at sea on climate change

The National Trust chief's idea that climate change has somehow been causing Britain's coastline 'to fall into the sea' is nonsense, writes Christopher Booker

Ed Miliband and Ed Balls took us into the red

Labour's leaders were the core advisers behind Gordon Brown's spending splurge, writes Christopher Booker

Children in care - the scandal that this election will ignore

In the past few years, record numbers of children have been taken by the government into a broken system, writes Christopher Booker

Why the BBC's preaching on global warming is getting louder

The global 'climate treaty' many are so desperate to see signed in Paris next December is just not going to happen, says Christopher Booker

Iran is leading the West by the nose

In Iran itself, the Revolutionary Guards are imposing a more ruthless reign of terror over its unhappy people than ever, says Christopher Booker

No one is talking about our utterly mad energy policy

All the major parties are signed up to the policy set in train by Ed Miliband's Climate Change Act. They don't know what they are doing, says Christopher Booker

Arctic scare story has frozen over

Spare a thought for the people of eastern Canada, still in the grip of their most terrifying winter for decades, says Christopher Booker

His own data show that Boris's speed cameras won't save lives

The Mayor of London hopes to lead the way in a plan to impose 20mph speed limits on all the urban roads of Britain, reports Christopher Booker

Farewell to a great conservationist

Many years ago, I was privileged to be introduced to South Africa by Dr Ian Player, one of the most extraordinary men I have ever had the good fortune to know, says Christopher Booker