Where does our water come from?
The WWF published a report this week on the use and abuse of water supplies, which attracted the headline that the average person in the UK uses 4,645 litres of […]
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Should Georgia join Nato?
The recent war in Georgia has shocked and frightened all of Europe. Thankfully, it is coming to a halt, but whether that halt will prove temporary or permanent is beyond
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On your bike
A recent report by Policy Exchange attracted all kinds of the wrong headlines because it suggested that cities in the north of England might continue to decline, while cities in
The case against unanimity
The phenomenon of the tragedy of the commons is well-known: a resource common to all is over-exploited to the disbenefit of all because there is no means of restraining individuals
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After Lisbon, a coalition of the willing
Thoughts this summer are turning to how to continue with the Lisbon treaty or, alternatively, how to continue without it. A reader of this blog suggests that the proposal for
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Cultural imperialism
Funny how the people who object to American sports such as NBA or NFL games being held in Europe do not object when an instalment of the American presidential election
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Federal policing
There is an interesting story in the Guardian today from its archives, recounting the end of American gangster John Dillinger, as reported on 24 July 1934. Read it here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2008/jul/24/5
The arrest of Karadzic
The apprehension of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been widely acclaimed as a good thing. There are some, though, who disapprove. There is a group of souverainistes who
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The next American foreign policy
It is the habit of this blog to look at major foreign policy speeches, and who better to report on than Barack Obama, the increasingly likely winner of the American
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CAP and the price of food
An interesting discussion this afternoon on the rising price of food and what can be done about it. Newspaper headlines claim that prices are rising by 21 per cent a
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