Christopher Booker's Blog, page 38

The shale gas revolution: green taxes will mean sky-high prices for dirt-cheap energy

The go-ahead for fracking should bring us falling energy bills, but instead we will see them soar, says Christopher Booker

The 'polluters' the EU says don't have to pay

Because energy-intensive industries were being forced to close or relocate outside the EU, we're letting them off the hook, says Christopher Booker

We'll slash your bills - but it will cost you more, says Ed Davey

Why does the Energy Secretary ignore the shale gas revolution, asks Christopher Booker

A barrister becomes the judge of her client's sanity

says Christopher Booker

The only way we can 'renegotiate' is by asking to leave the EU

Politicians of all stripes talk about 'renegotiation', but none can countenance talk of quitting, says Christopher Booker

TW3: that was the start that was

The BBC discovered satire when TW3 began in 1962, recalls Christopher Booker

The BBC's 'dirty little secret' lands it in a new scandal

The truth of a secret meeting that decided BBC policy on climate change has come out online, writes Christopher Booker

David Cameron backs the EU's grand design for energy

The Prime Minister's boosting 'green' schemes whose full implications he may not even be aware of, says Christopher Booker

Judge approves seizing a baby born abroad, against EU law

In a disturbing extension of social workers' powers, a child born in Spain has been deported to the UK, says Christopher Booker

Europe and wind: at last, the consensus is cracking

On two of the most important issues of our time, a stifling consensus is beginning to break up, says Christopher Booker