In 2011 I think it would be safe to say that I tackled some controversial issues head on in this column – public sector strikes, the role of the church, Government spending cuts, party politics and the like – but today I’m going to tackle

Well a Happy New Year to one and all. I hope you all had a super Christmas and New Year and that the shock of returning to normality has begun to fade away.   Before I get going this week I need to apologise for

In the weeks following a complete mess up in European diplomacy it is perhaps more positive to consider what makes Britain great and not, quite frankly, weak. Our history is one to be proud of and images of old might flash before your eye –

LAST WEEK saw millions of public sector workers marching in solidarity against this Government’s attack on their pay and pension rights. I think it was brilliant. When you work in the public sector – as I have, as my mother does and as many people