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So much for the attacks of the American liberal media, Eastwood was spectacular.

When the 82 year old Hollywood legend, Clint Eastwood, spoke at the Republican Convention last week the liberal (left-wing) media of the States attacked him as being mad, old and deluded. This was a result of Clint Eastwood, once the man with no name, talking to an invisible man. Eastwood’s... Continue reading

Posted Sep 2, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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The rise of the Parliamentary inquisition is constitutionally dangerous.

For many members of the public it was probably appealing seeing the former boss of Barclays, Bob Diamond, forced to a gruelling cross-examination by a bunch of MPs in a committee room in the House of Commons on the LIBOR scandal. However from a constitutional point of view, it may... Continue reading

Posted Aug 28, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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A sober view on Assange: Sweden should sue Ecuador.

It is not just an odd thing to behold the misguided factions of the public waving idiotically at Assange outside the Ecuadorian Embassy. It is a tragedy. One in relation to which one would be justified in holding some disgust at Ecuador. It is a tragedy for the victims of... Continue reading

Posted Aug 20, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Lord Morris’s Disability Act stands as an exceptional example of political compassion and humanity.

The former Labour Politician, Alf Morris (Lord Morris of Manchester) who died this week achieved an exceptional and groundbreaking feat of proposing, and ensuring the passage of, a Bill that became the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act of 1970. One may disagree with much of the politics of the... Continue reading

Posted Aug 18, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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The continued stalling on a third runway for Heathrow is going to be destructive for the economy.

Britain faces increasing, and dangerous, competitive disadvantages if it fails to invest in a world-class hub airport. Heathrow is already functioning at capacity, and it cannot serve major destinations in emerging markets. This includes cities in China, India, and South America. These vital links for the British economy instead now... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Thanks to Miliband’s bonkers national bank idea, Cameron may have victory in the next general election cemented.

It is too early to take a concrete view on the next general election result at present. However, there is every reason for Conservatives to be optimistic about David Cameron’s chances of securing an outright victory come 2015. Following last week's announcement to create a national bank by Labour, it... Continue reading

Posted Aug 12, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Shafilea Ahmed’s murder shows that Cameron must add some bite to his multiculturalism speech.

Last week the Muslim parents of Shafilea Ahmed were found guilty of her murder. Part of a strict Muslim family, it was suggested in Court that Shafilea might have been killed because of her desire to adopt a Western lifestyle and resistance to an arranged marriage. Only the most blindly... Continue reading

Posted Aug 8, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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The death penalty should always be an option as a general deterrent for Britain’s rise in violent criminals.

The recent tragic assault of the eighty two year old pensioner Joe Carter (above), who managed to chase off his assailants, brings into question what is going wrong with the supposed deterrent effect of the criminal justice system. There perhaps, now finally, needs to be a specific imprisonable life sentence... Continue reading

Posted Aug 4, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Draghi is very comfortable; fighting the absurd continuation of the Euro will not hurt his own employment as a pawn.

Mario Draghi is probably a decent chap. As an Englishman I must presume that and follow our intuitive national desire for fair play, and not to judge before the cows come home. However, Mr Draghi has a such strange penchant for grey ties and suits, that in a darkened room... Continue reading

Posted Aug 2, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Whatever the false criticisms of racism, and gaffes say- Romney has had a fantastic global tour.

There was something brazen, stern and intense about Romney’s statement last week that Israel has a right to a pre-emptive strike on Iran, should Iran develop nuclear capability. For those who yearn for greater strength in U.S leadership over Iran’s nuclear programme than that given by the present administration, Romney... Continue reading

Posted Aug 1, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Lord Oakeshott is wrong: to have Cable as Chancellor would be disastrous.

The economy has shrunk over the course of the year. This should not come as a surprise to those who were arguing for lower taxes and more public sector cuts over the last 48 months. The Chancellor, George Osborne, made an error in not reducing taxes further in his last... Continue reading

Posted Jul 25, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Rapists enjoy five choices of dinner in today’s luxury prisons

Keir Starmer QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, today revealed that convictions for rape are at an all time high. Yet it appears that victims are too afraid to report such incidents to the police. If it is because they do not think their claims are going to be taken... Continue reading

Posted Jul 23, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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The UK and the USA must not lose sight of the bigger picture regarding Syria.

This week a UK and United States tabled Security Council resolution on Syria has been rightly rejected by China and Russia. This resolution allowed the United Nations to continue internal monitoring of the country , and to bring in economic sanctions on the country. Such sanctions are proven to only... Continue reading

Posted Jul 20, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Further de-regulation coupled with empowerment of the Bank of England is needed to stop Libor fixing type behaviour.

Barclays’ actions in fiddling the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) were appalling, though it is unlikely that further regulation is the answer. One commentator, Professor Ferguson, says it is difficult to come up with appropriate regulation to monitor bankers in such situations like rate fixing. He is right. Regulation is... Continue reading

Posted Jul 15, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Now that John Terry’s trial is over, can the DPP give the taxpayer a refund from his own pocket?

The Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole hit an important point when he participated in the John Terry, supposed, racist language use trial this week. He wondered what on earth everyone was doing there. Absolutely right. Two childish idiots being indulged in a court-room, at the taxpayers expense, that should be adjudicating... Continue reading

Posted Jul 13, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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The Coalition’s new pensioner care policy is not just barmy, it’s completely unaffordable and paves the way for full nationalisation of care.

If a retiree, presently, has property or savings equivalent to £23,000 or more they will receive nothing from the state towards the cost of their old age care. The Government, however, has decided to increase state intervention in the field of pensioner’s care by introducing a damaging cap on the... Continue reading

Posted Jul 8, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Culling state spending is Romney’s golden ticket and America’s salvation.

The groundbreaking economist Arthur Laffer explained to the Institute of Economic Affairs (‘IEA’) this June how significantly reducing taxation through the introduction of a low flat tax for high earners, and cutting government expenditure, are obligatory items in a policy framework to end the current recession in the American economy.... Continue reading

Posted Jul 7, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Cameron, stop the EU referendum waffle and just get us out.

In acquiescing to Britain’s continued membership of the EU, David Cameron is dithering with an issue that just undermines whatever political capital he has for being consistent. Whether Cameron eventually agrees to a ‘in or out’ referendum, some other referendum, or renegotiation is neither here nor there. Nor is the... Continue reading

Posted Jul 3, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Consistent failures in border control make it clear that the system is ripe for privatisation.

If former Immigration Officer’s Neville Sprague’s testimony in a continuing unfair dismissal case is accurate then there are systemic problems in the Britain’s Border control unit. Following last year’s fiasco when passports of thousands of visitors were not checked, new allegations claim that officers who were supposed to be monitoring... Continue reading

Posted Jun 28, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Cameron's new welfare policy framework is an important beginning in reworking the role of the state.

The Prime Minister has started an excellent initiative in the Conservative Party’s new policy framework for significant, and overdue, cuts to the welfare budget. The success of the British economy in coming years very much depends on increased fiscal discipline. This is particularly so after 13 years of Labour’s inordinate... Continue reading

Posted Jun 26, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Cameron should avoid blind sanctimony on legal tax avoidance.

Taxation is never a function of government that carries automatic obedience or has axiomatic legitimacy. To illustrate, introduction of income tax in Britain was a hugely controversial event. It took Pitt the Younger some effort to introduce the tax in his war budget on 1798. Key objections were related to... Continue reading

Posted Jun 22, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Osborne' s economic bail out plan seeks to reinvigorate nothing but chronic credit problems.

It is not inconceivable that an injured fine athlete that is given a pep-injection may undertake an important, but momentary, boost in his performance before the real state of his body is once more revealed. Johnny Wilkinson in the 2003 rugby world cup is a classic example. The results of... Continue reading

Posted Jun 19, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Commonsense candidate Tucker highlights new paradigm for Bank of England

Excessive liquidity requirements will harm banks, and pro-long economic stagnation has been argued with fervour by panellists at the Institute of Economic Affairs over the last few years. Now Paul Tucker, a candidate to become Governor of the Bank of England, has said that he would reduce, if appointed Governor,... Continue reading

Posted Jun 15, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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Clever Government proposals that will INCREASE the number of child and teenage smokers.

There are often some regulatory measures taken by Governments that defy all commonsense and logic. A classic example of this is the planned legislation for the creation of plain packets for cigarettes. Plain packaging will no doubt increase the circulation of counterfeit cigarettes, proliferate fake branding, and make it easier... Continue reading

Posted Jun 10, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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The EU’s job vultures have been here for a while devouring our children’s futures.

At the end of last month Theresa May gave another Cameroon style sound-bite that something might be done to stop the droves of Spanish, Greeks and other incumbent peoples of the failing Eurozone coming over the UK in mass. There are two elements of disingenuousness in her proclamation. Whether she... Continue reading

Posted Jun 7, 2012 at Mail Online - Abhijit Pandya

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