Surely agreeing a "common, world-wide approach" on any dogma is a communist ideal and should be resisted as the antithesis of individual freedom and personal responsibility?

Surely the good news is that the IRA has finally been defeated by the will of the Irish people who have clearly indicated the end of an independent Irish Republic?

Given the principle that no Parliament may bind its successor, I have never understood why Mr Speaker's term of office extends beyond the current Parliament.

I've been rather surprised that Gordon Brown hasn't responded to David Cameron's continued requests for a General Election by reading from a list of seats where no Conservative candidate has yet been identified...

Living in Sleaford and working in Grantham, a lot of people I encounter on a daily basis are fed up with all political parties. And, whilst I expect both these seats to return a Conservative at the next General Election, I don't think it's going to be quite the shoe-in that it might have been six months ago. Indeed, given our recent experience at the County Council elections, I confidently predict that were a suitably well-known "Lincolnshire Independent" candidate stand in either of these seats, there would be a much closer fight than many expect.

The ONLY way to break the power of the Party Whips is to have an alternative source of income (other than Parliament) that you can fall back on.