Christopher Booker's Blog, page 40

Owen Paterson: The 'unknown Cabinet minister' has a fight on his hands

Owen Paterson, a countryman and trenchant Eurosceptic, is uniquely qualified to head the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, says Christopher Booker

Don't ask your grandson how his jaw got broken, say social workers

A story about a boy in foster care raises concerns over 'child protection', says Christopher Booker

The Chinese puzzles of chairman Tim Yeo

Does Tim Yeo have a conflict of interest over Chinese business, asks Christopher Booker

The tangled tale of Lord Deben and a dodgy Severn barrage

A proposal for the biggest infrastructure project in British history has shaky foundations but some powerful friends, says Christopher Booker

Vicky Haigh is freed - despite telling her story to the press

After her 'manifestly excessive' sentence, a mother and 'model prisoner' is home again, says Christopher Booker

Germany may be the country that brings the euro crashing down

Though largely unnoticed in Britain, a political storm is brewing in Germany, says Christopher Booker

The great wind delusion has hijacked our energy policy

The command of Britain's electricity supply has fallen into dangerous hands, says Christopher Booker

Police won't return an innocent girl's laptop

A further illustration of the police's heavy-handed collaboration with social workers. Christopher Booker reports

A teetotaller branded as 'alcoholic' loses her child

What emerges from behind the family courts' veil of secrecy can be a travesty of the truth, says Christopher Booker

The UN appears perfectly happy with the prison camp of Liberty

While UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon parades the Olympic flag, his representative oversees a hideous tragedy in Iraq, says Christopher Booker