All Labour MPs – especially Mr Corbyn and his Cabinet – should be prepared to answer the following question every time they appear on TV or Radio “Will a Labour Government allow Shamima Begum to return ?’ We know the answer. An Immigration Tribunal is obliged to rule in her favour, the purpose of the various Immigration Acts is to … [Read on]
Apparently, Boris Johnson is to blame for the ugly scenes in Parliament the other day, and for the ugly atmosphere in the country at large, because he uses the terms ‘surrender’ and ‘betrayal’ to describe those who would thwart Brexit. There is anguished discussion in the mainstream media of whether the Prime Minister should not be ‘setting the tone for … [Read on]
Frenchmen, Germans, EU officials have insisted for decades that we British are obsessed with our past. I’ve been hearing this for so long it took me years to realise it was the opposite of the truth: projection, as the Freudians say. They are obsessed with their past – and with ours. It was living on the Continent that showed me. … [Read on]
Watching the smug faces at the Supreme Court today as they fulfilled Tony Blair’s plan for Britain to be ruled by lawyers, I was reminded of two major contributions the profession has already made to our lives, the near bankrupting of general practice and the unleashing of mass immigration. By October last year lawyers were winning so much money from … [Read on]
Many of us Salisbury Review readers interact daily with middle-class liberal-lefties, who abhor everything we stand for. Tell them that Boris is just what the country needs and they’ll pull a face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle. Nobody with a sprinkling of grey matter would support such a boorish populist, so they think. But what on … [Read on]
I’m re-reading C.H. Sisson’s autobiography, On the Lookout, by a long chalk the wisest book on all the important matters I’ve ever read. One short extract will give you the flavour: “On 8th March 1936, German troops entered Cologne. I have no idea what the real chances of action by the West were. Certainly in Paris, in my circles and … [Read on]
Many of us Salisbury Review readers interact daily with middle-class liberal-lefties, who abhor everything we stand for. Tell them that Boris is just what the country needs and they’ll pull a face like a bulldog licking piss off a nettle. Nobody with a sprinkling of grey matter would support such a boorish populist, so they think. But what on … [Read on]
Parliament will reject any deal – however favourable to Britain – that Boris Johnson might bring from Brussels. Not that there was any deal in the first place. The EU long ago decided that we were never going to leave under any circumstances and Mrs May’s deal is a punishment for even thinking of trying. If we accept it, we … [Read on]
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