Sunday, 16 August 2009

Christopher Booker

Christopher Booker

Christopher Booker of The Sunday Telegraph exposes the ever-growing power of the European Union in Brussels and the excesses of mad officialdom.

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EU directives will close down most of Britain's aluminium industry

More than 1,000 British jobs will be lost to Brussels regulations, writes Christopher Booker.

15 Aug 2009

Train travellers are bombarded with announcements because of the EU

Tory MP David Willetts last week for protesting at the incessant barrage of announcements to which passengers are now subjected. But there's little the Government can do about it, says Christopher Booker.

15 Aug 2009

Yes, minister: for 'food security' we will need farmers

Hilary Benn descends on the farmers of Witney

Hilary Benn has produced a dismal little pamphlet which shows how little he understands of the problems which could destroy our farmers, saysChristopher Booker.

15 Aug 2009

MoD man sues ministry for making him tell lies

How long will the MoD continue to put its press officers at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder in order to cover up defend the morally indefensible, asks Christopher Booker.

08 Aug 2009

British law no longer protects us

Andrew Symeou, with his sister Sophie (left) and mother Helen, outside Westminster Magistrates Court last year

Andrew Symeou was deported to Greece, where he was not allowed bail because he is not domiciled there, says Christopher Booker.

08 Aug 2009

The news from Iraq: all quiet on the northern front

Last week Iraqi government forces stormed a refugee camp, bulldozing buildings, shooting and beating the inhabitants with nailed clubs and axes, leaving at least 12 dead and 400 injured, says Christopher Booker.

01 Aug 2009

Weather records are a state secret

Sir John Houghton, former head of the Met Office, edited the first three IPCC reports between 1990 and 2001

The IPCC's computer models have proved just as wrong in predicting global temperatures as the Met Office has been in forecasting those mild winters and heatwave summers, saysChristopher Booker.

01 Aug 2009

Secret vote keeps EU whistleblower from office

Marta Andreasen's real crime was that she had found the EU's accounting system so chaotic and open to fraud that she put forward proposals for it to be completely reformed, says Christopher Booker.

25 Jul 2009

Global cooling hits Al Gore's home

Nashville, the home of leading global warming prophet Al Gore, has enjoyed the coolest July 21 on record, observes Christopher Booker.

25 Jul 2009

'Evil destruction' of a happy family

A system involving social workers, police and courts took a child away from loving parents for no apparent reason, writes Christopher Booker.

18 Jul 2009

How can wind turbines generate so much lunacy?

To meet our peak demand of 56 gigawatts of electricity would require 112,000 turbines covering 11,000 square miles, or an eighth of Britain's entire land area, says Christopher Booker.

18 Jul 2009

Soldiers die, but the women's Ferris wheel turns on

Why are we investing in bizarre projects to promote equality in Afghanistam while our soldiers are dying, wonders Christopher Booker.

11 Jul 2009

The sun and the oceans do not lie

Even a compromised agreement to reduce emissions could devastate the economy - and all for a theory shot full of holes, says Christopher Booker.

11 Jul 2009


MORE FROM CHRISTOPHER BOOKER

Latest troop deaths were preventable

Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Thorneloe

It is shocking that the MoD did not ensure that British soldiers were properly protected from roadside bombs, saysChristopher Booker.

04 Jul 2009

Is the state guilty of child kidnap?

Social workers are still too keen to split up families, says Christopher Booker.

04 Jul 2009

Polar bear expert barred by warmists

Ap Polar bears Polar bear expert barred by warmists

Dr Taylor, who has studied the animals for 30 years, was told his views 'are extremely unhelpful’ , reveals Christopher Booker.

27 Jun 2009

Army chief kills off plans for European Army

Sir David Richards, due to take over from dithering Dannatt in August, is a very much brighter general, writes Christopher Booker.

27 Jun 2009

A pipedream of six turbines a day until 2020

Lord Hunt has made one of the most absurd claims that can ever have been uttered by a British minister, writes Christopher Booker.

27 Jun 2009

When will Glenys Kinnock keep her promise?

She wasted money coming from London. She should pay the money back , says Christopher Booker.

20 Jun 2009

Iranian elections a 'loathsome charade'

The reality is that Iran's election was a sham battle between rival factions of a regime as ruthless as any in the world, in which the real power is exercised by the gang of hard-line mullahs, saysChristopher Booker.

13 Jun 2009

David Cameron's cowardly caveat on a Euro referendum

The last thing Mr Cameron wants is a referendum in which Britain would be likely to vote against the treaty by a huge margin, because he knows this would provoke the most almighty row, saysChristopher Booker.

13 Jun 2009

Crops under stress as temperatures fall

Waterworld: Vehicle parked in the floodwater surrounding a farm near Fargo, North Dakota, in March 2009

Our politicians haven't noticed that the problem may be that the world is not warming but cooling, observes Christopher Booker.

13 Jun 2009

Have MPs forgotten that our troops are still at war?

Only 10 MPs turned up to an annual debate on defence, while the death toll continued to mount in Afghanistan, observes Christopher Booker.

06 Jun 2009

Global warming and a tale of two planets

Snow in Greece

Kofi Annan claims that global warming is already "killing 300,000 people a year". The situation looks a little different in the real world, says Christopher Booker.

06 Jun 2009

MPs' expenses: At least Ann Winterton stood up for our troops in Iraq

Ann Winterton has been tireless in exposing the Ministry of Defence?s disastrous misjudgments over vehicles given to the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan, says Christopher Booker.

30 May 2009