Why we should ditch the Tories at the next election
While musing about the nature of modern politics I remembered an encounter I had with the then council leader of a Home Counties’ District Council. A Conservative fellow of honest repute who when...
View ArticleIf I were appointed Health Secretary tomorrow…
competition makes us smile Politics On Toast’s very own A.P. Schrader has been appointed health secretary by Her Majesty’s Government (yes, really). In his first act he abolishes the Department of...
View ArticleNHS Cuts – are the Tories really to blame?
Who's to blame for the cuts? Before the last General Election, David Cameron invested a great deal of effort to explain his love of the NHS and pledged not to cut its budget. After a year in power the...
View ArticleThe Rape of a Nation: Inadequacies in Redress for Sexual Violence in War Zones
The Congo: A woman flees marauding soldiers Sexual violence and rape are commonplace in war zones. Indictments of these crimes are inadequate and convictions are few and far between. These horrific...
View ArticleHarry’s five of the week: Al-Shabaab, defence, Lib Dems, wind farms, MRSA
al Shabaab With the American debt crisis dominating most of the front page headlines at the beginning of the week followed by a dramatic slide in major stock markets you may have been fortunate enough...
View ArticleIf we’re going to ban smoking, why not ban trees too?
The Department of Health has banned cigarette vending machines in England. A while ago, I wrote a general piece on the persecution of smokers in the UK, and now I will expand on it again, because this...
View ArticleWhat a ban on smoking in cars would really mean
The British Medical Association have called for a ban on smoking in cars. (My colleagues, and anyone who regularly reads my articles, should know what it is coming next, given my history with Politics...
View ArticleHealth Care Reform in America should be a Republican Issue
One of the biggest, if not the biggest issue in American politics has been the healthcare reforms initiated by President Obama. Both Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman wanted to introduce some kind...
View ArticleWhat’s wrong with having a secular society?
In the wake of Baroness Warsi’s comments in the Telegraph today I feel the need to ask the question; If Britain is being taken over by an increasingly secular population where is the mandate to push...
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