The disease seems to have originated in the Far East and to have made its way west along the trade routes. It seems to have arrived in the Mediterranean and from there to have spread throughout the rest of Europe. In time it is said it killed half the population. At first explanations tended to rest

Finally this politically and morally bankrupt bunch of loonies that are “running?” the country have got just what they deserve, a bloody good arse kicking. It is all very well for Harriet Harman to say on the Today Programme this morning that this result was more to do with people’s perception of the economic problems,

Photo: The new London Mayor, Boris Johnson (right) with Tory Party Leader David Cameron (left) When the polls closed for the Local and London Authority elections in the UK at 10.00 pm GMT on May 1, it was clear that the governing Labour Party of Prime Minister Gordon Brown would suffer a heavy defeat. David Cameron

Can you imagine the headlines?! Without any help from any terrorist group, an own goal! What would THIS have done for the cause of peace? The Israelis, or the Blair plane's technology, getting it so wrong that they end up killing the peacemaker their enemies accuse of being in Israel's pocket?

My business meeting in London finished early yesterday. This came as a relief because I was concerned that I would, otherwise, have spent most of the night trying to get my car unclamped. You see, in order to save money my company insists that we book train tickets in advance. An open first class return ticket

I suspect that many in Britain will not be really too concerned about the differences between Republican and Democrat in the USA, perhaps being prepared to tar all with the same brush. This post and its accompanying picture from Ed Morrissey of ‘Captains Quarters’ ought to give a glimpse into the fundamental divide between the two.

Very first indications via Newsnight from the Crewe by election count is that the proportion of votes is similar to the recent local elections. Which paints a very bad picture for Labour and for Gordon Brown. Reality is about to intrude into the Matrix like construct that Brown lives in. As Matthew Parris

Probably early for a post-mortem, but even David Davis’s grandstanding won’t damage the Conservatives sufficiently to rescue the Gordon Brown train-wreck we’re seeing unfold.  A Labour Party that has simultaneously alienated its natural left-wing support and also the centre-ground voters it needs to secure victory and has responded with a bid to woo right-wing voters

Gordon Brown is on the ropes after the crushing Crewe and Nantwich by-election defeat. The once Safe Pair of Hands at Number 11 is now the Butter Fingers at Number 10. He’s been caught sleeping at the wheel whilst issues such as the 10p tax fiasco and the subsequent £2.7bn bribe are derailing New Labour. He

Via the T&A, three stories on City in the transfer market. The first is about City waiting on four transfer targets, the second story carries the news that Alex Rhodes has signed for Rotherham and the third relates to possible compensation for Luke Medley who has signed for Barnet and includes the news of Eddie Johnson signing