Christopher Booker's Blog, page 49

'Child protection': A couple are denied legal help while lawyers make £1 million from removing their children

The couple's English is poor, they are regularly reduced to tears by their inability to understand what is going on in court, yet they are denied help in presenting their case, writes Christopher Booker.

Couple denied legal help while lawyers make £1m removing their children

Their English is poor, they are reduced to tears by their inability to understand what is going on in court, yet they are denied help in presenting their case, writes Christopher Booker.

The Euro Titanic is sinking but there's no lifeboat for Britain

Talk of 'loosening ties' with the European Union is a delusion, writes Christopher Booker.

Wind farms: the monuments to lunacy that will be left to blot the landscape

These pointless monstrosities will continue to proliferate until the Government sees sense, laments Christopher Booker.

The lights may go out in Germany even sooner than in Britain

Germany's energy policy looks like a disaster in the making, says Christopher Booker.

A red tape nightmare has hit our village cricket club for six

The demands made on our little village cricket club in Litton, Somerset, reflect wider problems with the way Britain is run, says Christopher Booker.

Council salaries: the 'looters' have hit the town hall

Council officials have been spotted leaving the premises, not with trainers and TVs, but hundreds of thousands of pounds, writes Christopher Booker.

Judge Wall, the secrecy rules, and another stinging attack

The most senior judge in the Family Division, Lord Justice Wall, takes an unprecedented step, by Christopher Booker.

The BBC steadfastly avoids the facts about the wind farm scam

David Shukman's reports on energy policy for the BBC failed to explain the true lunacy of the Government's plans, says Christopher Booker.

A £1,000 taxi ride to deny a teenager her right to speak

A 16-year-old girl was driven 300 miles to a court hearing where she was not allowed to speak, writes Christopher Booker.