It is no secret that my ideas of centre right Welsh Nationalism are directly opposed to Leanne Wood's Socialism and Republicanism. As I have repeated ad-nausium on this blog socialism is dependent on the state, the state on which Wales now depends is the British state; until we throw off the shackles of state control Wales can never be free! Republicanism is a British obsession. An independent

Now there's going to be trouble - the govt want to take away Father Jack's bottle ( and everyone else's ). So the inevitable bun fight between the libertarians and the modernisers on the centre right has started. Normally I lean to the libertarian side of the argument and away from the dark road to soclialism that regulation and restrictions bring. But there's no denying we hav...

SCOTTISH Tory leadership contender Margaret Mitchell has attacked her rival Murdo Fraser's proposals for a new breakaway centre right party as "absolute madness".

Before writing my column for The Spectator this week I asked one of the most clued-up Eurosceptics on the centre right what opt-outs Britain should push for in any negotiation over an EU treaty change. His answer, to my surprise, was "forget that, we should just leave". This answer took me aback because this person had been the embodiment of the view that the European Union could be refo...

Excellent article from "Centre Right" on ConHome - well worth 2 minutes of your time (and very true too).

In ConservativeHome's search for the most hundred influential people on the Right today, readers have already supplied nominations for influential journalists and yesterday for backbenchers. Today we'd like your nominations for influential think tank chiefs and other thought leaders including...

Within the centre right, I think most people agree that the welfare system is in serious need of reform. It is simultaneously failing the poorest, unfair on couples, costing a fortune and - most importantly - trapping people in dependency...

As the centre right coalition in the UK looks at ways to toughen the UK's already draconian illicit drug laws and treatment programs, by restricting the time heroin addicts can legally be prescribed methadone. In the Czech Republic a new law has come into force which makes it a misdemeanour to possess for personal use, a small amount of cannabis or speed, the law also covers possession of les...

My Centre Right post on Friday, drawing attention to the apparent nostalgia for the USSR held by Compass Chairman Neal Lawson, drew some interesting reactions from lefties. One commenter denied the link, saying "Any nostalgia for the Eastern Bloc is...

Centre Right and the laudable England Expects were quick off the mark in highlighting the realities underlying the Lisbon Treaty changes. The indefatigable Bruno Waterfield has once again done the cause of British democracy an immense service. As we explore...