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Posted in Misc on May 27th, 2009
In days of yore I used to get The Spectator mainly to read Timothy Garton Ash. He made Eastern Europe compelling, and if he failed his own dazzling grasp of its languages and political complexities was admirable enough that I long ago made a note to read his books when I retire to the shade [...]
Posted in Misc on Jun 13th, 2008
As I expected, it’s been an interesting week politically.
First, Gordon Browne bought his government’s victory in the debate about how long people can be locked up for without trial. A “humiliating victory” it’s been called.
BBC journalist Martha Kearney reports on her blog finding the following in the Oxford English Dictionary
W. MCNALLY Evils & Abuses in [...]
Posted in Misc on Jun 10th, 2008
Things are hotting up in Ireland as the countdown to Thursday’s Lisbon Treaty referendum continues.
I’ve watched some of the videos and been quite fascinated by some things that are peripheral to the main issue.
First, there’s the strange business of only the Irish having a referendum and the extraordinary phenomenon of a host of people from [...]
Posted in Misc on Jun 9th, 2008
It will be an interesting week politically in these islands. The Labour government looks set to lose a vote on Wednesday on detaining terrorist suspects for up to 42 days.
On Thursday the Irish, alone, about 1% of the EU’s population, will vote in a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
Traditionally, the Irish have been more pro [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 22nd, 2007
Europe is looming again as an election issue in British politics and Britain’s rapidly changing demography will surely have some interesting future impact on politics. 10% of Britons now live overseas and immigration is booming.
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