"Government gets things right" does not encourage sales. "Government makes another blunder" does encourage sales, so there's a commercial imperative that pushes sensationalism.

I think the biggest mistake I made was this wretched ability to see both sides of an argument.

Give the Germans five deutschmarks and they will save it. But give the British £5 and they will borrow £25 and spend it.

What happens when there is a conflict between the Scottish parliament, if it was established, and the Westminster parliament? Who is supreme?

When the euro was born, it was born in the wrong economic circumstances.

Tentacles of terrorism spread everywhere

I think we can get respect for Parliament back providing governments and oppositions are frank.