Any entrepreneur knows that they go into business because they have a passion, and of course, because they think they can provide a better service or create a product to outstrip one that already exists. I started my company a tour operator specialising in visits to the First World War battlefields earlier this year for those very reasons. A few […]
An investigation into the Metropolitan Police’s practice against incidents of falsifying Police logs has been published in today’s Daily Telegraph by Clare George-Hilley from the Parliament Street research council. Clare George-Hilley’s blog
By Alexander Clarke They say you go to war with the army you have, not the one you want. In 1982 the British Armed Forces had over 327,000 personnel in service from which to man a Task Force to reclaim the Falkland’s; the defence budget was 5.95% of GDP – equating to £120,849 being spent per service-member[i]. However, as of […]
By Charlotte Kude As much as I disagree with Nigel Farage, I was profoundly relieved to hear him say he would not join forces with the French National Front to fight next year’s European elections. Populist leader Marine Le Pen’s attempts to deradicalise her party’s image since she became leader have had little effect so far, and focusing on anti-EU […]
Labour has spent the last few months on a relentless crusade to position Ed Miliband as the man on the side of ordinary working people, launching a moral crusade against the big energy companies, corrupt media empires and big businesses. Opinion polls indicate that until the recent revelations that about the Co-operative bank scandal, this strategy was beginning to work. […]
Tuesday 19th November 2013 Thefts of iPads and tablets on public transport rise By Camilla Turner Thefts of iPads, tablets and Kindles on Britain’s railways have risen this year. while thefts of laptops and computers have gone down. There was a 10 percent increase in the number of iPad, tablet and Kindle thefts reported across the UK’s rail network, figures […]
Parliament Street research into rising crime figures on Britain’s rail network was front page news in The Metro newspaper. The story was also covered by the Daily Mail, The Mirror and The Evening Standard.
Originally published in The Scotsman on Tuesday 19th November 2013 (online on the Monday): Thefts of iPads, tablets and Kindles on Britain’s railways have soared this year, while thefts of laptops and computers have gone down. This year there was a 10% increase in the number of iPad, tablet and Kindle thefts reported across the UK’s rail network, figures obtained […]
By Henry Hill A narrative seems to have settled around the government’s decision to consolidate UK defence shipbuilding on the Clyde, at the cost of closing Portsmouth yard. According to some, including the Telegraph’s Con Coughlin, a proud English city has been shafted by a government hell-bent on lavishing gifts on the Scots. A shipbuilding tradition, centuries in the making, […]
Chris Christie, Bill de Blasio and Terry McAuliffe By Maxwell Woodger Last Tuesday, Americans went to the polls in three states, which are key to US presidential elections: New York, New Jersey and Virginia. For a UK comparison, this would be equivalent to a major regional election such as the 2012 London Mayor election, or a significant number of Council […]
