The current turmoil in Egypt could end in any number of ways. Perhaps there will be moves in the direction of democracy, to make Egypt look a bit more like […]
Democracy in Egypt: how long is the long run? Read More »
This website posted in the Quotebank yesterday some comments made by the US ambassador to the UK, Louis Susman, regarding the British relationship with the EU. (Read them here.) He
One has to admire the elegance of Tony Blair’s argument in front of the Chilcot enquiry last Friday. He was recalled to the enquiry after his previous appearance a year
Too much information Read More »
Other than the obvious question of whether or not anyone involved in Federal Union was actually a policeman in disguise, the story this week about the police officer who went
Undercover cop reveals truth about eurosceptics Read More »
The debate on the European Union bill in the House of Commons yesterday focused on a clause that declares that the British parliament is still sovereign with respect to the
Where sovereignty lies Read More »
Commentators on opposite sides of the political divide have reacted to the shooting of US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in divisive fashion. Those on the left – see Michael Tomasky in
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The government’s European Union bill is going through parliament at the moment, with the intention of giving effect to three of the six pledges given by David Cameron when he
Faced with a referendum Read More »
The revelation that Vince Cable had spoken boastfully and even aggressively to undercover reports from the Daily Telegraph posing as constituents will cause him no little embarrassment. He is a
I read that Google Books has created a searchable database of the words in its 5.2 million book digital archive, so I thought would check out “federalism” and “Federal Union”
Federalism in history Read More »
Saturday is a day of action by tax campaigners UK Uncut against companies that do not seem to be paying their fair share of tax. I have some reservations about
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