The British Airways chief executive, Willie Walsh, will unveil an agreement between airlines, airports and aircraft companies to cut emissions to 50% below 2005 levels by 2050. Now I have to declare an interest here. There are at least three projects which I supply weird metals to which are working on reducing the fuel usage of

On a recent post about the list of idiots I get this comment: As one of the idiots, I’d like to thank Mr Worstall for being so right about everything. His absolute certainty in his own judgement makes me feel confident that his policy recommendations must make complete sense and that his analysis of how capitalism

From a German book 100 years ago: “Everyone will be a member of parliament,” she assured readers, “even the idiots.” We ended up with only the idiots of course.

The Equitable Life chairman, Vanni Treves, has warned that ministers will look like "complete idiots" and bring the function of the parliamentary ombudsman into disrepute if they do not announce compensation for victims of the failed insurer before Christmas. Both Treves and policyholder action groups had expected the Treasury to announce its decision on redress early this week. But Whitehall sour...

TV LICENCE fee staff have been issued with a manual advising that customers who use the words "idiots", "shambles" or "useless" are likely to be making

People labelled "idiots" and "lunatics" under archaic mental health laws could soon be allowed to stand for Parliament.

Once upon a time it was the murderous brutal dictatorships who gave cash to western 'useful idiots', now it seems that the 'idiots' are handing over the cash to the killers. The claim that "there is no jury in all of Britain who will convict me" for giving cash to genocidal fascists is hopefully untrue and will be tested very soon.

There are few more sickening sights than people wandering around with banners stating things like “We are all Hezbollah” or “We are all Hamas”. These people are using the freedoms entrusted to them by a liberal democracy to endorse terrorist groups with genocidal ambitions. Over at the Telegraph, Shiraz Maher has written a powerful denunciation of these useful idiots:&...

Elizabethan laws banning ‘idiots and lunatics' from standing for parliament may be abandoned. The laws also mean anyone who has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act is barred for life, even if they recover. I have a couple of questions. If lunatics are banned from parliament, how have the Monster Raving Loonies been allowed to

A Conservative councillor called his ward members "idiots" and "morons" and told one to "boil their head" after they criticised his plans for a new water park.