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In search of Middle East peace
By Brendan Donnelly Published in The Times, 9 August 2006 Sir Lord Rees-Mogg reminds us of the “insult to our national independence” offered by the US Government in pressing for the […]
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Can we justify killing the children of Lebanon?
Yet again, an article by Boris Johnson spurs this blog into action. Read the whole article here, but the important bit is this: “Whatever the hideous shambles of the past […]
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Blair and the Middle East
The analysis of the Middle East crisis set out in Tony Blair’s speech in Los Angeles seems to me to be confused, distracted, even almost deranged. Read the speech here, […]
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The shredding of Lebanon
By John Roberts Watching yet another calculated bout of obscene violence in the Levant, one of the questions that ought to recur is: what persuades an ordinary young man (or […]
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Morality in foreign policy
Amid all the debate about the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and the consequences, civilian and political, that have followed, I was prompted to have another look at an old article […]
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Months and not years
This blog has reported before on the commitment by the Conservative party to leave the EPP in the European Parliament, and also on William Hague’s recent speech on his party’s […]
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A European referendum for a European Constitution
A new campaign launched by the Union of European Federalists – 27 July 2006 Political declaration of Mrs Mercedes Bresso, President of the UEF Mrs Mercedes Bresso, the President of […]
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I love Dan Hannan
Daniel Hannan, Conservative MEP for the south east of England, has featured in this blog from time to time. He is quoted beautifully in yesterday’s Financial Times, in a piece […]
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The truth about Lebanon
An excellent posting by Joschka Fischer, former German foreign minister, on the Guardian comment site here. Since leaving the Bundestag after the last election (in which the grand coalition pushed […]
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Drinking tells us something about Europe
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 25 July 2006 The consumption of alcohol is something that both unites and divides Europe, with important political consequences as we shall see. Alcoholic drinks […]