Refreshing common sense article in the Telegraph from Dennis McShane - "The answer's obvious: cut taxes and spending". He advocates reduced taxes and to fund it he proposes reduced spending!A Labour government that got serious about weaning its bureaucracy and...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
I've just watched a couple of videos of David Miliband on his recent trip to the US which he mentioned on his blog. It is refreshing to hear a politician not talk in soundbites and seem willing, even eager, to...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
Just read A Reminder of What the Saudis and Their Allies Really Espouse by Douglas Farah on the Counterterrorism blog and it snapped me out of my usual google reader j-j-j-j-j-j-j behaviour: Tucked away in the Customs Regulations section is...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
Apparently there are people talking about making flag burning illegal in the UK. When I saw this on the BBC Homepage a day or two ago I assumed it was one of those, all too frequent, non-stories which are created...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
There was an interesting article in the Guardian yesterday by Robert Harris - "Tony Blair should sack Gordon Brown and serve the full term he promised". He reminds us that,A poll of Labour party members on the weekend before the...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
The result in Italy's general election is welcome, but the slim margin of victory is worriesome. In the 10 years prior to Berlusconi's 6 years in office there were 6 changes in Prime Minister, it would be disasterous if that...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
My little sister picked up on the subtle hint (which included a url and a ISBN number) and got me Chris Patten's book "Not Quite the Diplomat" for Christmas. If you are interested in international relations then I definitely recommend...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
‘Not bad’ was how supper was rated at the table I was sitting at. Not bad and gratis. Hot and cold meals, desserts and cheeses were on offer. I opted the steak and chips with a side salad option. 7/10....
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
To most people, the EU is apparently about dreary buildings in Brussels which obscure laws and the euro come out of. Indeed, the Justus Lipsius building is pretty ugly. All day today, the Lipsius has been plagued by grey and...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
And so avid readers, as it is almost the holidays, we have a special guest here to interrupt the monotony of Oasis living. Our roving Brussels correspondent, Gemma will, over the next couple of days, be posting live and in...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
Millions of words have been written about this terror bill which is making its way through Parliament, and besides the obviousThe Police association might well campaign for 90/180/360 days to question suspects without charge.Civil liberties groups can campaign to reduce...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
Is this a characteristic of cabinet government?Ministers have agreed plans for a ban on smoking in enclosed public places in England - with exemptions for clubs and pubs not serving food.A third way where nobody is satisfied? What happened to...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
So last week several companies responded to San Fransisco Mayor Gavin Newsom's call to get all San Franciscans online be they at home, in a park or in a cafe and be they rich or poor.Newsom set a goal of...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
Funniest thing I've read today is Joi Ito commenting on news he read in The Scotsman and asking:Also, does anyone know the reputation of scotsman.com?Where to start?...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
Earlier this evening I went along to a talk at the RSE titled, "The Ethics of War." Speaking were Professor Richard Sorabji and Professor John Kelsay and it was chaired by Richard Holloway. I thought it might be interesting. And...
Sun, 8 Jun 2008 22:14:14 PDT
