As the tragic consequences for the people of Burma of Cyclone Nargis and its aftermath become clearer, the contrast between the desperate need for humanitarian aid and the unwillingness of […]
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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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Some people said that the rise of globalisation would lead to the end of government. People could trade and communicate with each other across national borders and regulation as we
An announcement from the European Commission today that the drive to extend the use of the metric system in the UK is coming to an end. (Read about it here.)
Now that I have finished reading Paul Collier’s excellent book on poverty, “The Bottom Billion”, I can write down my thoughts about it. The central theme of the book is
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Discussion on 18 Doughty Street this evening ranged far and wide, but I kept trying to get a European angle into the debate. (18 Doughty Street is an internet TV
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A delegation of MEPs in Singapore complain that they have been prevented from speaking at a meeting on the subject of democracy. The government there objected. Read about it here:
To the launch of a new book by the Henry Jackson Society, “The British moment”. The book is based on the belief that foreign policy should be based on values
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By way of contrast with the speech by Tony Blair, and to prove that this blog is not always critical of politicians, let me refer you to the recent pamphlet
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I was at an interesting discussion on Thursday evening on Marx and modernity. I went along not knowing much about Marx – I seemed to be the only one present
