We are invited to believe research that found that the more girls a man has, the more likely he is to be Left-wing. The study, carried out by Professor Andrew Oswald from Warwick University and Dr Nattavudh Powdthavee from York University, also found that a predominance of sons can make a mother more right-wing! The researchers even suggested that well-known Left-wing politicians and personalities...

The left never actually admit they are wrong on anything. It's one of the features of left wing thinking that any real world evidence which falsifies a wide held left wing belief is either wrong or can be reinterpreted to demonstrate that their belief is correct. Anthropogenic Global Warming (AGW) - very much a left wing belief system - being a prime example of that technique. However, they f...

As the polls had predicted, Spain has a new government: Rajoy’s right-wing Partido Popular (PP) defeated Zapatero’s left-wing Partido Socialista Obrero Español (PSOE). The only surprise was the large margin of victory, 16%, the worst defeat for Spain’s socialists in their electoral history. So yet another right-wing government takes power in a European nation. On

Is cycling a left-wing or right-wing activity? Tory MP Ed Vaizey: Some people like to pretend its a left-wing pastime because they conjure up these images of miners cycling to work. But actually it's both a Conservative and a right-wing pastime, if I can draw that distinction. Remember John Major's famous speech about ‘old maids cycling to church'? And

Some bloggers have been asking what the left wing response to the current banking crisis ought to be. Here’s what I predict it will be. The crisis will be slotted effortlessly into the existing left-wing narrative about the evils of capitalism, neoliberalism, and the ‘myth of free markets’. The bailouts will be commonly referred to as

One thing that both irritates and humours me is people labelling the BNP as “far right”. On more than one occasion I’ve opined that this is one of the most successful propaganda coups by the left who have associated the left wing BNP with the right. The BNP are a left wing party.  They are into nationalisation,

Look at the facts objectively to understand the reality of the situation. Consider whether a policy response is appropriate. Critically appraise proposed government legislation. Turn that into an engaging and provocative article. That's what Tim Worstall did re gender pay equality. If you've ever questioned whether you're naturally right-wing or left-wing, I'd suggest which camp you come down on i...

In fact, this particular little piece of Catholic orthodoxy is really rather left wing, at least as far as the feminist wing of the left would have it. It was one of the unlikliest outcomes of the primary season, given that even a few weeks ago O’Donnell was widely regarded as being so far

The failure of the left to force an agreement at the UN Copenhagen conference last week has obviously upset a lot of people in the media. The left wing newspapers (just about all of them) have been voicing their displeasure, but this wasn't so easy for the BBC who are, supposedly, impartial. But the BBC are THE left wing media organisation. More than any other they encompass the beliefs and v...

Tony Curzon Price has written a piece on a proposed new tax: Taxes are basically a good thing when you put a cost on something that needs some degree of discouragement. This is why a carbon tax would be good. Left-wing journalism falls into that category. Every time a left wing journalist misrepresents the facts, it should be counted as a pure social cost. Moreover, in a world of multiple news sou...