Articles tagged EDP Diary:
EDP Diary: How to reform the House of Lords
- 3 Nov 2006
The Speaker of the House of Commons needs the support of the whole House if he is to be able to preside over it properly. Michael Martin’s performance this week, when he upbraided David Cameron for asking Tony Blair about his preferred successor, was merely the latest in a lon...
EDP Diary: I'm Sorry, That's All We've Got Time For
- 7 Oct 2006
What is it with British seaside resort hotels? In my experience they seem to delight in making life as difficult and as expensive for anyone who visits them. I’ve just returned from four days in Bournemouth which cost me more than it would have done to spend a fortnight in Maj...
EDP Diary: The Ugly Face of Football
- 22 Sep 2006
I watched the Panorama expose of shady dealings in the world of British football with a mounting sense of anger. To be honest I expected the whole thing to be a bit of a damp squib, but not a bit of it. It leaves Bolton manager Sam Allardyce with a lot of questions to answer. ...
EDP Diary: Tony Blair's Leadership Travails
- 9 Feb 2006
So Ian Huntley tried to kill himself again this week. I cannot imagine many people would have shed a tear if he had succeeded, and I count myself among them. Of course the very people who will write letters to this newspaper castigating me for such a callous, “unchristian” vie...