Christopher Booker's Blog, page 51

First trucks, now trains: how EU rules kill off our industries

Why EU procurement rules have cost our last train-making firm a £1.5bn contract, by Christopher Booker.

Will we one day see the EU's ring of stars waving over Lord's?

The EU wants to see all the sportspeople of its member states wearing the ring of stars logo, writes Christopher Booker.

The Phoenix dust storm shows that, whatever the weather, it's always 'climate change'

Rain or shine, drought, flood or dust-storm, the warmist faith decrees that all 'freak weather events' are man-made, says Christopher Booker.

It's a little late to be angry about Van Rompuy's palace, Mr Cameron

How did the Prime Minister avoid noticing the latest vainglorious example of EU extravagance for so long, asks Christopher Booker.

Our troops win victory in the courts

Telegraph readers' support has helped soldiers in the Snatch Land Rover case to win a landmark judgment against the MoD, says Christopher Booker.

A father's nightmare

A bizarre episode involving a father's separation from his children shows up our farcical law, says Christopher Booker.

Proof that the Government is tilting at windmills

The policy on which our national energy strategy is now centred is a ludicrously expensive, self-defeating joke, says Christopher Booker.

Why should we pay Ireland for its wind?

Chris Huhne's latest scheme to meet our EU renewables targets is a piece of folly, says Christopher Booker.

Social workers see sense - it's just a shame they're not ours

Vicky Haigh fled to Ireland to escape her council's social workers, but they haven't given up, reports Christopher Booker.

Where Greece goes now, we will soon follow

Last week, the deficit on our Government's annual spending widened yet again, to £143 billion. We cannot avoid a reckoning for ever, warns Christopher Booker.