Too much red tape, say the police
Devotees of detective novels will be familiar with the police complaint about too much red tape hampering their ability to get the job done. Those forms you have to fill
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A turnout threshold for referendums?
My first reaction when I heard of the proposal in the House of Lords to amend the EU Bill (scroll down to column 281) so as to require a minimum
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Tony Blair: Europe needs a leader
This website has long been advocating the view that the European Union needs effective and accountable leadership, most notably during the debates surrounding the European Convention in 2003 that led
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The rights of citizens, the rights of nations
Barack Obama was widely praised for the declaration in his speech at Westminster Hall on 25 May that “we believe not simply in the rights of nations, we believe in
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Against the world
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson, the most successful football manager in British history, has always cultivated a siege mentality among his players. No-one else will do us any favours:
Speed kills
Your blogger was required to attend a speed awareness course last night, having been caught by a speed camera two months ago and wanting not to acquire any penalty points.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn: a bad tradition
The resignation of French head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, over allegations of a sex attack in a New York hotel room has restarted the debate about who
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The delusion of national elections
The fallout from last week’s referendum defeat for the Alternative Vote continues to settle, with comments from prominent Yes campaigners such as Jessica Asato and Peter Facey, as well as
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Why was the electoral reform referendum lost?
The referendum on the introduction of the Alternative Vote (AV) on 5 May was lost by 68 per cent to 32 per cent. This is a crushing defeat. What went
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The death of Osama Bin Laden
Quakers are enjoined to see “that of God in everyone”, but it must be hard to see it in the person of Osama Bin Laden. A terrorist and a mass
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