New York City is ground zero for Obama fundraising! Doesn't this man have anything more important to do for the country than glad-handing for campaign cash at four New York City fundraisers targeted squarely at the 1% he claims to loathe? $35,000 a ticket at the home of Spike Lee$5,000 - $15,000 a ticket for two fundraisers at the uber-posh restaurant Daniel$50 and up for a stop at the Apollo...

Gordon is in New York and guess what is front-page on Drudge? With a little help from the co-conspirators…

Gordon Brown has held discussions with world leaders in New York on the state of the world economy, as US president George Bush unveils a $700 billion (£377 billion) rescue plan for America's banking system.

I'm know it is totally undemocratic... but surely all of us from time to time wish we were dictators with arbitrary powers vested in us to summarily execute issue an on-the-spot fixed penalty ticket to... the yob who, without a care in the world, nor a thought in his head, casually threw the remainder of his kebab and chips, and all of its wrapping, out of his car window in front of me this m...

In yesterday's Guardian there was an article about how the Government is planning to crackdown on what it calls ticket toutings, however they want to make it so that you and me cannot resell a ticket we might buy for one of its "crown jewel" events, like the FA Cup final, Wimbledon etc. Personally speaking this sort of thing is an affront to basic private property rights. If I buy a ticket for an ...

New research has shown how the cost of transport in London is now so high that many Londoners could purchase an around-the-world plane ticket or two-week cruise holiday for less than their annual travelcard spend. The new figures have been highlighted by Val Shawcross, Labour's transport spokesperson and Deputy Mayoral running mate, ahead of next week's Fare Deal rally. The rally will se...

If events continue on their present course – a big if given the volatility of this campaign and real world events that have shaped it - the McCain-Palin ticket will need to engineer a game-changing event in the very near future.

The New York Times steps into the world of defense spending to give recommendations regarding how the DoD should save money. This editorial changes a few words only to sound very similar to an editorial posted late last year. I do however believe it should be highlighted that this is absolutely false, either because the folks at the New York Times are ignorant or because they are simply biased. Ho...

Wednesday 1 April 2009New YorkIn the world hierarchy of daily newspapers the New York Times considers itself the equal of any.  It is the largest metropolitan newspaper in the US and is part of a stab...

Does Mayor of London’s categorical assurance mean nothing? When Boris Johnson visited and signed a petition to save the local North Harrow ticket office, in a run up to his campaign to become Mayor of London, he categorically announced that he was absolutely committed to "ensuring there is always a manned ticket office at every station," and stated: "I will [also] defend local ticket offices...