Christopher Booker's Blog, page 18

Was this the worst ever political blunder in our history?

It was on July 14 1998 that Gordon Brown announced that he planned to double public spending in 10 years, writes Christopher Booker.

Parents flee again after 'vindictive proceedings'

Fife social workers have torn a family apart and turned loving parents into refugees, says Christopher Booker.

The Pope is not the only one out of his depth on the EU

Reading Pope Francis's speech in full, he doesn't seem to have grasped the EU's real nature at all, says Christopher Booker.

Royal Society epitomises 'noble cause' corruption

Warmists say they hope 'evidence of trends in extreme weather' will help to 'galvanise' worldwide 'action'. What evidence, asks Christopher Booker.

Twins returned to family after 32 months of hell spent in 'care'

A Dutch case of children kidnapped by the state mirrors what is being done on an unprecedented scale to so many families in Britain, says Christopher Booker.

Revealed: the Guardian Wind farm advert that tried to pull the wool over our eyes

A two-page advert said wind farms had contributed a record 25 per cent of all the electricity we were using. But that wasn't quite the full story, says Christopher Booker.

Forget Miss Marple, the first 'Sherlock Holmes' was a woman

In Das Fräulein von Scudery, E?T?A Hoffmann's shrewd spinster detective plays the role of a prototype Miss Marple, writes Christopher Booker.

David Cameron can only get all he wants by first leaving the EU

The PM's hope that, if re-elected, he can somehow negotiate a new relationship with the EU which he can put to an "In-Out" referendum is more pie-in-the-sky than ever, says Christopher Booker

Adoptions collapse after judge denounces 'sloppy' social workers

The Government's flagship policy lies in ruins, says Christopher Booker

IPCC's 'scary' new report is needle stuck in an old groove

Climate Change panel has wheeled out old scare stories with its new report, says Christopher Booker