Saturday, 29 November 2008
Not just one foreign country
Is Europe becoming less uniform? Lack of uniformity among member countries mattered less when the EEC was formed. The people were poorer and more dutiful. Relations and negotiations were conducted among a cosmopolitan elite. This is changing in two ways. As Europe emerged from post-war reconstruction ...
Posted on The Purple ScorpionSerious issues in the Damian Green affair
There was nothing good about the arrest of Damian Green, but some good may come of it. Claptrap about the supremacy of parliament is laughable, but in our poor excuse for a democracy it is one of the few defences we have against over-mighty governments. ...
Posted on The Purple ScorpionDamien Green A Danger To The System
Damien Green, Shadow Minister For Immigration, is an extremely dangerous politician. He has been implicated in several attempts to receive and disseminate leaked information, where the government has been caught lying to the people. This willingness to reveal the truth to the public, without any attempt to obtain financial advantage for oneself, is something that is clearly wrong
Posted on The Tap BlogFriday, 28 November 2008
Home Office effectiveness?
Amidst the BBC reporting of reaction to the arrest of Damian Green, readers are treated to this little gem of an explanation for the 'mole hunt': Sir David Normington, the top civil servant at the Home Office, said he had taken the decision to ask for police help in identifying the source of a series of "leaks of sensitive information over an extended...
Posted on The Waendel Journal.
Saturday, 29 November 2008
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