Apr
26
26 April 2004 : Editor, The Times
April 26, 2004 | Leave a Comment
Sir
When, ever before, has a sovereign nation permitted outsiders to write and impose a new constitution, except after defeat in war? But some good does emerge from the proposed EU constitution.
It amply demonstrates that we are – and always have been – a British square peg in a European round hole. The differences are now [...]
Apr
8
Daily Telegraph, 8 April 04
April 8, 2004 | Leave a Comment
Sir
You report (April the reclassification of National Insurance contributions as ‘revenue’ which in future will go into an amorphous treasury pot. When did it ever do anything else?
Most people probably still think of NI payments as going towards their state retirement pension, blissfully unaware that it is not a funded scheme. It has been [...]







