Daily Archives: September 27, 2011

Melanie Phillips on Winterval

September 27, 2011 – 10:57 pm

Tweet About half an hour ago I sent Melanie Phillips an email regarding her repetition of the famous ‘Winterval’ myth on which I happen to think myself quite the expert – having traced the myth back to its origins in 1997 and written extensively on its development over the years since. Amusingly Melanie Phillips has [...]

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EU does not plan to enforce 20mph speed limit

September 27, 2011 – 10:27 pm

Tweet The Mail wesbite today printed the following headline: ‘EU plans to enforce 20mph speed limits in residential zones and replace Highway Code with European laws sparks outrage’. Then, in their article – which is full of the normal enraged quotes from the standard frothing Tory rent-a-gobs – they clearly state that: today’s proposal is [...]

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Melanie Phillips’ dishonest attack on Rory Weal

September 27, 2011 – 9:27 pm

Tweet One of the main criticisms of the welfare state I seem to hear about is that it rewards the idle, whilst punishing the hard-working who ultimately have to fund the system through direct and indeed indirect taxation. It is a point made by Ed Miliband in his speech today, in which he wants his [...]

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