In search of clarity
Two interesting papers have been published by the left of centre think-tank Policy Network as part of its Progressive Governance conference, currently underway in London. The two papers – “Global
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Can we be best friends with France?
This blog does not normally get excited over state visits, preferring supranational institutions to intergovernmental diplomacy. Institutions are based on rules, so people can be held to the decisions they
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A Universal Right of Address at the UN
An interesting proposal arrives for a reform of the UN Security Council, not in terms of who is a member but in terms of who may speak. The “Universal Right
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Lessons from five years of war in Iraq
Five years on from the unleashing of shock and awe over Baghdad, what have we learned? I’ve written an analysis for the Federal Union news pages, which you can read
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Why does our new National Security Strategy not mention asteroids?
A writer in the Sunday Telegraph today, commenting on the government’s new National Security Strategy, complains that there is no mention of the threat from asteroids. The likelihood of an
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Nothing at the centre
A spotter draws my attention to this comment by Tony Blair, made in connection with his new role with the Climate Group attempting to negotiate a new international agreement to
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Where does Britishness come from?
Interesting comment here by Charles Moore on how Britishness is “artificial” (and he means it “as a compliment”): “It may be that the government’s plan for oaths of allegiance for
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Mandelson vs Hewitt
This blog discusses issues rather than personalities (Tony Benn would approve) so don’t be misled by the title. Discussion has started about who will be the member of the European
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What unanimity means
EUobserver reports a new threat to the ratification of the Lisbon treaty, arising from the Aaland islands. An autonomous part of Finland, the Aaland government is apparently demanding the same
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Exactly what it says on the tin
I know it doesn’t help much to rake over Wednesday’s debate in the House of Commons on whether to have a referendum on the Lisbon treaty, but I can’t resist
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