Wednesday evening catch-up

More Firefox tabs that need closing:

1. the Right Perspective explore the links between Libya's Colonel Gaddafi and the ANC, in particular Nelson Mandela


2. EU Referendum think that they have spotted a hidden agenda behind the defence cuts:

'We are seeing here structural cuts which remove the UK's ability to act independently as a nation, and to project our foreign policy. We have moved from independence to a transitional stage where our capabilities have been removed and there is no replacement.

Soon – as has has been hinted - the real agenda will increasingly emerge: "We will be moving into an era of sharing capabilities with our European allies. The days of being able to do everything are long gone."

Our nation is standing blindfold at the edge of an open grave, its hands bound, with a pistol at its head called European integration. Yet, even as our ruling classes seek to destroy the last vestiges British independence, the media slumbers on, never mentioning that elephant in the room.'

3. James Delingpole in The Telegraph explores 'The real cost of 'global warming'' and it does make me wonder why Chris Huhne and the rest of the advocates of wind power just don't get it.


4. Tim Montgomerie at Conservative Home points out the labour lie re the structural deficit:

'Labour like to blame the world recession for Britain's huge deficit but we had a structural deficit before the recession struck. The structural deficit is the borrowing that persists even when the economy is at full health. It is the best measure of a nation living beyond its means. Osborne notes that Britain went from the second best structural position among the G7 in 2000 to the worst, by 2007, before the world's economic crisis. Britain, in other words, went into the storm unprepared for rainy days. Labour politicians are telling porky pies when they blame the world recession, America or whatever for the underlying deficit.'

5. The Telegraph report that 'Secret research commissioned by Labour ministers warned that the number of immigrants moving to Britain threatened to drive down wages and inflame community tensions'


6. What Don't They Know has not forgotten about Lady Uddin and has been investigating:

'Knowing that Lady Uddin has been found guilty of claiming public funds to which she was not entitled, has she paid back the amount found liable for recovery, i.e. £125,349.10?'

I'll spoil the suspense by telling you that, no she hasn't.


7. The Times of India reports something that I have not noticed being reported in the British media:

'A solution for the Iranian nuclear standoff moved further into the distance on Friday, as international nuclear inspectors reported on new information pointing to recent nuclear weapons work and on Tehran's plans to start a new nuclear facility by summer.

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) pointed out in its report that because of "new information recently received", it had further concerns about the possible past and ongoing development of an Iranian nuclear missile.'

More to follow...