Articles by Simon Campion-Brown

Today I return, albeit briefly, to the subject of MPs salaries – and with just a smidgeon of reluctance, borne of not wishing to flog a dead horse. I noticed this weekend, on the website of The Guardian/Observer, a report upon the findings of economists Professor Naci Mocan and Professor Duha [...]

Firstly, a declaration of interest. I am deeply suspicious and cynical of our masters and, most particularly, politicians. I once wrote a piece suggesting that – in a skewed version of Marx’s dictum (Groucho’s of course) regarding club membership – by definition, anyone who wished to become [...]

Here are some UK press website articles that might be worth a look this weekend: A new poll of EU countries reveals a gulf between the attitude of voters in the UK towards the EU and those of voters in EU countries towards the UK being in or out – see here – THE GUARDIAN/OBSERVER Matthew [...]

Today’s piece in the Torygraph by fellow political columnist Peter Oborne is worth a glance – see here: DAILY [...]

Yesterday, on his LBC radio show, the Lib-Dem leader Nick Clegg entered the political ‘debate of the moment’ by describing ‘NEWSNIGHT’ presenter Jeremy Paxman as someone who made nearly £1 million per annum from politics by sneering at it. This after Paxman’s entertaining interview joust [...]