Christopher Booker's Blog, page 46

The facts about child snatching can be reported in Norway - but not here

The international row over Indian children seized by Norwegian social workers serves to highlight the problems with our own child protection law, says Christopher Booker.

The EU ignored years of expert warnings on cruise ship safety

The disaster of the Costa Concordia was foreseen in studies commissioned by the EU, by Christopher Booker .

The continent is the final destination for HS2

The London to Birmingham high-speed rail link is part of a Europe-wide scheme dreamed up Jacques Delors back in 1993, says Christopher Booker.

Chris Huhne is piling on the make-believe

The Government's latest report on our future energy supply is a tissue of unproved assumptions and wishful thinking, says Christopher Booker.

Europe cannot save the euro, nor save itself from the euro

The deflated apparatchiks of the EU watch powerlessly as a tragedy unfolds, writes Christopher Booker.

The BBC's myth-makers serve up a double helping of propaganda

Whether it's polar bears or social workers, all is not as it seems at the BBC, says Christopher Booker.

We'll soon forget the David Cameron 'veto' that never was

The Prime Minister's 'stand' in Brussels may be the most misrepresented event in recent political history, says Christopher Booker.

British social workers pursue a harsh foreign policy

The horrors of 'child protection' as it is often practised now - particularly on foreign children - would be a theme for a latter-day Dickens, writes Christopher Booker.

'Frozen Planet' gave us beautiful images, but an unbalanced picture

Sir David Attenborough's latest series went off course when it came to the state of the poles, says Christopher Booker.

The EU dream and Kyoto will expire together

'Only 10 days left to save the euro' strikes a distinct historical echo, says Christopher Booker.