The IHAT ‘war crimes’ probe failed to secure a prosecution – and is a shameful episode

THE IHAT “war crimes” probe has been a shameful ­episode in British history.

Some £57million of public money has been blown blackening the Army’s name and wrecking the lives of ­innocent soldiers who should instead have been honoured for their bravery under fire in Iraq.

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It secured not one prosecution. The vast majority of its abuse “cases” were fantasies cooked up at the behest of the crooked, greedy leftie lawyer Phil Shiner, who deserves every ounce of the pain coming his way.

The MoD rumbled him in the end. But for far too long it did his bidding and helped fund his grubby “work”.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon says this must never happen again. Great.

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But even now up to 1,000 ageing Army veterans live in fear of arrest over deaths going back almost 50 years ­during the Troubles — while IRA ­murderers have been given a free pass.

That witch-hunt must end too.

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Big Six told to sort out charges or face PRICE CAP in bid to fix UK's broken energy market

A hit for Six

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WE have always backed switching suppliers as the surest route to cheaper energy bills. But for many it is still too complex.

The Government, then, has to act to protect consumers from the Big Six firms who contemptuously inflict huge and unjustified price hikes on their most loyal customers.

At long last it looks like it will, possibly by imposing a price cap set by Ofgem.

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Such intervention sits ill with a Tory Government. But what is Business and Energy Secretary Greg Clark meant to do when an industry systematically rips off millions in defiance of its own regulator?

British Gas was said to be ready to raise tariffs by nine per cent in line with the competition.

Instead, yesterday it froze them till August. Maybe, then, the message is finally getting through:

Britain, and the Government, have had enough.

Growing well

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SOMEONE has to counter the daily doom-mongering of grief-stricken Remainers.
So let us celebrate the “hat-trick of good news for the UK economy”, as one top economist called it yesterday.

It had been said that our buoyant growth since the referendum was a mirage, just shoppers maxxing out their credit cards. Not so.

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Manufacturing grew 2.1 per cent last month. Building grew 1.8 per cent. The trade deficit between our imports and exports narrowed by £5.6billion.

Overall the economy grew by two per cent in 2016, the best of the G7 nations.

No, we haven’t left the EU yet. Yes, there may yet be trouble ahead.

But consider Apple chief Tim Cook’s optimism this week as the US giant plans its new London HQ: “We’re a big believer in the UK. It’s going to be fine.”
Well said.