Sunday Paper Review: 27th December 2009

Obviously, most newspapers lead with reports of what might or might not have happened on an airline on Christmas Day. We say 'may or may not'. These things tend to become clearer over weeks rather than hours. We were very guilty of saying 'they got the bastard' when the police shot a man at a tube station a few years back - and we all know how that one ended up. So we'll reserve judgment.

Anyway, Fraser Nelson starts us off on that tone. Firstly, in the News of the World where he tells us that Britain is the 'Terror Capital of the West'. Whatever can he mean? We may never know as, over in The Spectator, Fraser has already hinted that we in Britain are being kept in the dark by our media and that we should read something in the US media to find out the full story. So we will, when we've posted this blog post.

Do we mention Charlie Sheen, '911 Truther', at this juncture or move swiftly on? Move swiftly on? Righty-oh.

The Sunday Times has a report on how leading economists have strongly condemned Gordon Brown and Labour for the irresponsible lack of a plan to reduce the national debt. It's all worded very strongly. One might be forgiven for reading between the lines and thinking that they conclude that Labour are crap at running the country. Just as the rest of us concluded long, long ago...

The Sunday Telegraph has a report that suggests that Community Support Officers will be abolished if the Conservatives win the General Election. It's an idea that gets the thumbs up from this blogger. But while we're at it, how about dismantling the rest of New Labour's Stasi machinery and tattle squads? Getting rid of PCSOs is a nice first step to restoring some balance to what is rapidly and understandably becoming Paranoia Nation. Britain under Labour - this is what East Germany felt like, no doubt. Maybe they could go a bit further and put policemen into blue uniforms again - you know - lose those 'hi-vis' jackets that seem to breed in every street at alarming rates. Get rid of those dayglo yellow jackets and the Robocop paraphernalia and we might start heading back to sanity.

There's a story in the Mail on Sunday in which, apparently, German mobile phone company T-Mobile has drawn parallels between Labour spying on citizens in Britain with the Stasi of the former East Germany. We're just telling you what the report says. But doesn't it say all you need to know about this Labour lot, really? Thank you to T-Mobile for standing up for us Brits. Pity we Brits have just passively let Labour do what they like to us and we now need a German mobile phone company to defend our freedoms. What a state of affairs. Shame on us for letting Labour get away with it.

The Independent on Sunday has a story about the possibility of a Tory reversal on the ban on fox-hunting. Now, this blogger doesn't like fox-hunting. We think it repugnant, cruel and needless. But know what? We once favoured it being banned. But after twelve years of Labour and their control of everything, banning every tiny little action so that thought itself has become a crime... well, stuff it. We'd rather people have their freedom back. Sorry ickle foxes, but we'd rather people do as they see fit and take it up with their maker - rather than take it up with Labour's freedom loathing enforcers who now permeate every arena of life. Foxes or freedom? Freedom, every time.

Andrew Rawnsley over on The Observer is predicting that all sorts of records could potentially be broken at the British ballot box next year - not least a record low turnout. Hmmm. Well, it does seem a pointless exercise voting for any of them when Brussels make most of our laws. But, on the other hand, who hasn't waited for a very long time to kick Gordon and his traitorous party out of office?