Snouts in the Trough

Amongst frequent travellers, the old joke is that Alitalia stands for ‘Always Late In Take-off, Always Late In Arrival’. However, the Pope’s recent arrival and departure on a special Alitalia flight were both on time. Now that truly is a miracle.

As the overpaid eurocrats splutter with indignation over France’s expulsion of beggars and thieves, we Brits can only look on with envious admiration. Imagine if we had a leader who stood up for Britain’s interests instead of grovelling to Brussels. Imagine if we could throw out the hundreds of thousands of foreign criminals who have […]

As Boy George Osborne prepares his great public spending review, thousands of civil servants are applying for early retirement knowing that they’ll get anywhere from three to six years salary for going early.

Apparently Boy George thinks that paying someone several years salary will save money. It might, George, but not for a few years. […]