In case the dear old Telegraph doesn’t publish my letter, here it is.
Sir,
It is a pity that your headline of yesterday (3rd. November) accused David Cameron of ‘reneging’ on his commitment to a referendum on Lisbon, when in fact he had no choice in the matter.
The pledge he gave in 2007 [...]
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November 4, 2009
LisbonTreaty: letter to DT
June 8, 2009
So now we know……..
Philip Johnston (no relation, to my knowledge) in this morning’s Telegraph claims that the Euro election results were people saying ‘a plague on both your houses’ to the Tories and Labour. It might be worth pointing out to users of this tired Shakespearianism that the same electors at the same time, voted the Conservatives overwhelmingly [...]
May 30, 2009
Election advice from the Telegraph
There’s a long editorial this morning, advising readers that ‘a vote for Ukip is a wasted vote’. I think I’ve made it fairly clear that I agree with that sentiment and the Editor’s stated reasons for holding it. Some people might think it a bit odd, though, when it has often seemed throughout 23 days [...]
May 24, 2009
Sauce for the goose…………?
In an earlier post I suggested that the Telegraph was concentrating on the second homes issue to the exclusion of all else. It appears that, when it suits their purpose, they are prepared to bring up issues they have ignored elsewhere.
The communication allowance is a case in point. I note that this morning’s Sunday Telegraph [...]
May 19, 2009
What ‘The Daily Telegraph’ ISN’T telling you
While I was pleased to see local MP Edward Davey listed as a ’saint’ this morning, I am intrigued by the following figures obtainable from the Internet and relating to last year. Credit where it’s due, he isn’t claiming for a second home and it’s on this that his ’saintly’ status rests. However, one might [...]
April 30, 2009
Boris and the Beeb
The BBC in London is going very much to town this week on the first anniversary of Boris Johnson’s election as Mayor.
The tone of their reporting is, at it has always been, looking for things to carp about and criticise in a way that was never once done when their darling, Ken Livingstone, held the [...]
