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2009-07-01 … on tobacco packages" should be encouraged." Predictably, it's got a strong reaction from some: "The UK Independence Party says it will further harm UK pubs and accused Brussels of crossing the line. "Nobody pretends that smoking is a good thing, but it is legal," said UKIP MEP Godfrey Bloom. "These …
2009-06-26 … to try and run a candidate for the Commission Presidency - Barroso won't be able to serve a third term, so there's no incumbent to support, and the UK's Labour party is likely to be out of power and may have little objection to running a candidate - and if Lisbon is passed, then the Parliament's …
2009-06-24 … Finally, the lifespan of the group is hard to tell, but I'd say that it will probably survive at least until the Tories come to power in the UK, since it will be easier to indulge the "independents" while in opposition, and the collapse of the group would be a damaging story the Tories would …
2009-06-11 … the back of him). Richard Corbett has indicated to The Parliament that he would be interested in the post of the Commission's representative to the UK - something that was suggested by the Economist. It would be great to see Corbett remain active in EU affairs. And for anyone interested, the …
2009-06-08 … win voters back, and to counter any exploitation of the far-right's gains. 2. The far-right's gains: The most impressive far-right gains were in the UK and the Netherlands, where there usually isn't that much support for the far-right. Nevertheless, the rise in the far-right has been an expected …
2009-04-07 … guise of fighting tax evasion; the EU as a whole is championing the replacement of parents with the state in the minds and lives of children; the UK is championing the destruction of privacy in general in its mania for video, email, postal and telephone surveillance under the guise of fighting …
2009-03-30 … a base at $50." The Euro was the main beneficiary of US dollar weakness again, having strengthened 7.7 against the dollar during March. With the US, UK, Japan and Switzerland now fully committed to "quantitative easing", the creation of new money by the government, there are few safe havens other …
2009-03-13 … seem more than happy to see their respective currencies depreciate relative to the US dollar. The British Pound, hammered by the collapse of the UK banking sector is further weakened each time the Bank of England reduces interest rates, now at 0.5%. The Euro suffers similarly with the …
2009-02-21 … not notice. Across the Atlantic the same games are being played. The distraction of the week being a ritualized bashing of banker's bonuses. In the UK, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alastair Darling, was decidedly ill at ease in a Channel 4 TV interview when pressed on the bonuses to be paid to …
2009-02-13 … in Europe will be brief, that French banks are "largely healthy," and by defending French President Nicolas Sarkozy's response to the crisis. The U.K. further cemented its reputation as the economy most like the U.S. in this crisis when the leaders of its financial institutions paid themselves and …
2009-01-19 … no wonder that people are left confused and either retreat into believing whatever they are told to believe or switch off completely. Being in the UK this week, it is staggering to see that the big issues of the week are the politically incorrect terms used by members of the royal family in …
2009-01-06 … not quite no-one... Back in 2001/2 a couple of friends were thinking about buying houses and asked for my opinion on the future prospects of the UK housing market My take was that, even back then, the cost of housing was moving ahead of historical affordability levels and there was no way that …
2008-12-30 … law. He fails to mention the very real suffering of ordinary people in these countries nor the overt police state in the US and his own country the UK. We should expect more of this propaganda as those in the Circles of Power seek competitive advantage over each other. One wonders how much of this …
2008-12-23 … whether such arrangements are legal or in fact demonstrable and flagrant breaches of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty obligations of the US and UK. The UK Post Office is to be part privatised, through a sale of a 1/3rd stake to Dutch group TNT, as part of new EU rules opening local postal …
2008-12-16 … will ensure a sufficient supply of money is available to counteract deflationary pressures. This is essentially the policy being pursued by the US, UK and the Eurozone in their bids to "ensure sufficient liquidity". The woes of the British Pound continued as it dropped to an all time low against …
2008-12-10 … hard fought the struggle to gain each aspect of our lost freedoms was. With this in mind let's continue our look back at the making of modern day England. Due Process We come across the phrase "due process of law" for the first time in the Magna Carta of Edward III in 1354 chapter 29 which states:- No …
2008-12-02 … The reality is that we are subject to innumerable laws that restrict us, fine us and otherwise impose upon us for simply trying to live. In the UK there are fines for leaving the lid of a trash can open, for putting that trash can in the wrong place or leaving it too early for collection, there …
2008-11-25 … reduced to one. Rather we are have been treated to a steady rollout of the mantra for a new programme of regulation. UK Regulation Similarly in the UK, Gordon Brown is receiving waves of adulation from the credulous as the saviour of the financial system when in fact he was one the chief architects …
2008-11-11 … for "fiscal stimulus"; China announcing a package worth $586 billion. Unsurprisingly, but troubling none the less, key policy framers in the US and UK are calling for tax cuts rather than public spending. Tax cuts benefit the rich, do not generate jobs and fail to provide any relief to the poor. On …
2008-10-28 … of these networks was the Rothschild network; so successful that Nathan Rothschild was able to fool the participants in the London stock market that England has lost the Battle of Waterloo (when he knew before anybody else that they had in fact won) that the price of bonds fell through the floor at which …
2008-10-28 … the 27 EU leaders unanimously endorsed a concerted 2.2-trillion euro ($3 trillion) euro zone rescue plan for banks agreed in Paris on Sunday. The UK now effectively has a two-tier banking system: those controlled by the state and the independents. RBS, which is on course to be 57 per cent-owned …
2008-10-21 … Shock and Awe in Economic Warfare Stephen Martin October 10 / 12, 2008 Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple …
2009-01-18 … said that an African-led government would, “take Kenya into death and darkness.” From the happenings of today, we can say for certain that the British were right. Kenya is collapsing and unless the international community takes action, or unless there is a domestic uprising, Kenya will soon become …
2009-02-17 The British Conservative Prime Minister Harold MacMillan was once asked what the greatest political challenge he faced as a leader was. ‘Supermac’ (as he was …
2009-02-05 … is the hub of world soccer power, it seems only fair that the competition goes home in effect. This narrows down the bids to four competitors: England, Russia and the joint bids from Belgium and Holland and Portugal and Spain. Russia’s potential for political instability and the fact that the …
2009-01-19 Tonight I learned of the return of Ken Clarke to the Conservative Party’s frontbench in the UK as shadow Business (formerly Trade and Industry) Secretary. While I am a little surprised, I think it is an excellent move from the Tory Party’s …
2009-06-27 … to the ball, a friend who was also attending the ball and I dined at the Randolph Hotel here in Oxford, perhaps one of the most famous hotels in the UK. It has always been the hotel of choice for important guests that have stayed in Oxford and their restaurant is rated one of the best in the …
2009-06-12 … for a term during my time at Oxford, I have enjoyed seeing a wide range events including speeches by John Hutton, former Defense Secretary for the UK, actors Martin Sheen and Richard Schiff along with the weekly Thursday debate. Every Thursday during the Oxford term, a debate is held in the Union …
2009-06-04 … the role and effectiveness of the European Parliament”. This was timed appropriately timed with the European Parliament elections today in the UK in which results will be released on Sunday to coincide with results of all the European member states. For this topic, I wrote a 2,000 word essay …
2009-06-03 … be aware, this has been a very interesting time in British Politics. A deepening political scandal has been dominating the headlines here in the UK for the past several weeks, beginning with The Daily Telegraph’s investigation of Members of Parliament’s expenses, which are all paid by the …
2009-06-22 … the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, with a total of 55 MEPs from 8 member states (26 of them the Conservative MEPs elected in the UK earlier on this month). Much has been made of the extreme (and frankly naive) anti-gay views held by the Polish Law and Justice (Prawo i …
2009-05-24 … as well. And note how several other countries’ rail companies are privatised yet faring rather better (and much more cost-effectively) than the UK rail sector – Exhibit A: Deutsche Bahn, Exhibit B: Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, Exhibit C: Iarnród Éireann. No – nationalisation might bring down …
2009-05-29 … Organization ideal cover to launch preemptive strikes against NATO countries. Specifically, a surprise Soviet missile assault against the USA, the United Kingdom, Germany, and France could be followed by armoured thrusts by land into “former” Soviet Bloc states like Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, …
2009-04-22 … judgment. The BBC has produced one of their usual at-a-glance pieces for the Budget, which I have no qualms in saying reads like an obituary for the UK economy, mirrored by the equivalent piece in the Times. Predictably, Iain Dale (who was covering the Budget speech live) has already exploded with …
2009-04-20 … How about some nuclear stations instead – they work better, look less like the tripods from War of the Worlds, and are actually likely to meet the UK’s soaring energy needs in future. As pretty much all of the commenters on the Times articles have said, they just don’t get it. Oh, and while I’m at …
2009-04-17 … George Osborne has answered with what the BBC are describing as “the clearest indication yet” of how the Conservatives will address the issue of the UK’s swelling current account deficit. I particularly enjoyed the bit where Osborne “stressed” that [S]pending cuts, rather than tax rises, would have …
2009-04-15 … fiercely echoed by Devil’s Kitchen, which asks what the long-term effects of what is starting to be known as ‘Smeargate’ will/could/ought to be for UK politics. A particularly potent related piece is this one by Alice Miles of the Times, already picked out for (albeit selective) praise from Guido …
2009-04-04 … to balance out, let alone go into surplus. This is why Mervyn King lately urged against more government spending on the grounds that the current UK fiscal position is not remotely conducive to “another significant round of fiscal expansion”. So the right-wing countersuggestion – to look at …
2009-01-12 … with the environment that risk raising the average temperature of the globe by, what, 0.5°C. Since, given that the range of temperatures even in England seems to encompass everything from -5 to 30, I somehow doubt that shifting the average by less than a degree is going to be even noticeable, let …
2009-01-10 … the workforce could well be the key to reversing the decline in productivity (1.5% annually at latest calculations, a 28-year low it seems) that the UK is currently suffering from. The idea may sound a little The Apprentice, but streamlining the workforce is part of what a downturn is about. And it …
2007-02-23 … election of 1975 the Libs ran on the slogan 'Turn on the lights!', a slogan they stole from the British Labour party which had used it during the UK general election of 1974. Typical Libs! First they want us to turn the things on, now they want us to turn them off!
2008-05-20 … interests above all others. It’s also representative of the somewhat myopic view that many British Eustonites take about Iraq. After all, it’s in England where the soi-disant anti-totalitarian left is the strongest and people like Nick Cohen or Oliver Kamm think that the Iraq War is the most important …
2009-07-03 … Another key point is that I suspect a second edition won't be far behind: Hannan's subject matter - essentially the outlook of the nations of the UK and their interaction with each other - is one that has been in flux for some time, and many recent events are referred to. Indeed, with the Calman …
2009-06-28 … the following: That the Parliament warmly welcomes the Calman Commission on Scottish Devolution's report, Serving Scotland Better: Scotland and the United Kingdom in the 21st Century, which is based firmly on evidence and engagement with the people of Scotland; thanks the chair and members of the commission …
2009-06-19 … The SPL is a draw in Scotland, and among Scottish expats. However, the (ancedotal) evidence I've put together is that most of my neighbours here in England wouldn't pay to watch an SPL game. in fact, barring Old Firm matches, wouldn't overly fancy watching a game if you paid them. Now, sometimes, …
2009-06-14 … on a UK Genral Election passed by 78 (SNP/Con/LD/Margo) to 42 (Labour/Green): That the Parliament believes that the interests of Scotland and the United Kingdom would be best served by holding a general election for a new House of Commons as soon as possible. Following this came the SNP motion on the …
2009-06-11 … saw the election of two BNP MEPs last week and one BNP London Assembly Member last year. However, there are more than fifty BNP Councillors in England, all of whom were elected by first past the post. Fifty under FPP, versus three under PR. Further, there have been thirteen elections carried out in …
2009-06-08 … Labour since WW1, and it's something that happened to the Tories in their wilderness elections: 1997 and 2001. The immediate prospects for Labour UK-wide look very bleak indeed on that basis. Meanwhile, in England, we have the situation of a right wing body politic emerging, with a majority for …
2009-06-07 … and me exchanging updates. However, Malc has now joined us. 2:09 That's it - there's nothing more to stay up for. Labour are third behind UKIP in England and Wales. Labour are, on the whole, lucky to stay in double figures. The BNP are now Parliamentarians. I'm off to bed now, right after I've sewn a …
2009-05-31 … my endorsement has a bittersweet quality to it. The first is that I won't be in a position to do what I'm asking you to do: I'm in the North West of England where it goes without saying that my ballot paper won't have an SNP option, so I'm still pondering who to vote for (I'm leaning towards the Greens), …
2009-05-31 … recovering missing children and that progress has been slow, and calls on the Scottish Government to work proactively and constructively with the UK Government and to encourage Scottish police forces to collaborate with their UK and European counterparts to ensure that all missing children alert …
2009-07-08 … of public relations for the United Nations’ drastic depopulation program. Evidence in the possession of a growing number of researchers in America, England, and Germany demonstrates that the Foundation and its corporate, medical, and political associates organized the racial mass murder program of Nazi …
2009-07-03 … WHO and others — to limit the public’s access to herbs, vitamins and other therapies. ‘We Become Silent’ is narrated by Dame Judi Dench, the noted UK actress who has won multiple Golden Globe awards, an Oscar, and a Tony for her on-stage work, in addition to dozens of other honors throughout her …
2009-06-26 … which released a cloud of sewing needles,tipped with deadly poison. The weapon is disclosed in the latestrelease of declassified documentsfrom the UK’s National Archive. It was developed at Porton Down, which is now home to Defence Science and Technology Laboratory — but remains notorious …
2009-04-18 … to fifty years ago. The latest retrospective of her work, Between the Sky and My Head, was recently presented in Germany and is currently on show in England. In 2004, she mounted a controversial exhibition of photographs depicting parts of women’s bodies. Born in Japan, this avant-garde artist associated …
2009-03-17 … in a serious and significant way. I believe that we are going to be able to do so. Then, we will have a serious 3+2, like the good schools in the UK, or like the North American universities with a ‘4+1’ or even a ‘4+2’. Design Rationale DV: Does the design world both in research and in practical …
2008-12-30 … following year, this promise of priority had just been broken for the second time, Japan having already signed treaties with the United States and England. Nevertheless Putiatin traveled to Shimoda and resumed negotiations with the plenipotentiaries, which began on the 22nd December 1854 in the Fukusen …
2008-12-30 … seal provided the immediate power of law. It is one of initially two originals of the shuinj […] the Japonian Charter regulating trade with England, which John Saris had received from Ieyasu. The privileges exceeded even those previously granted to the Dutch in 1609 – and by far those that …
2009-06-15 … of State, more than anything else? The idea of anything being ruled by the United Kingdom. This annoyance even extends to the idea of parts of the United Kingdom (e.g. Northern Ireland) being part of the United Kingdom. One thing she really ought to do is to leave her pathological hatred of Britain at home …
2009-06-04 It's election day today, for local government in England, and across the UK for the European parliament elections. Vote Conservative, or the puppy gets it. Polls are open from 7am to 10pm. Vote …
2009-05-26 … I do, I'm gathering opinion, see what my loyal readers think. It's good to canvass opinions (unless you are the unelected Prime Minister of the UK, Gordon Brown). What do you reckon, people? Comments section is below if you want to say yay or nay, pass comment on this brilliant/daft idea, or …
2009-05-12 … latest total of Swine Flu sufferers/victims at nearing 70 in the UK (last time I heard), I got to thinking about the magic cure-all bullet that the UK Government is sending out - where is this fabled Swine Flu leaflet that is supposed to be delivered to all UK homes starting last Tuesday? The only …
2009-05-01 … which must be addressed in my life at the moment due to this damned eye problem. As I understand it, I have a sensory impairment which under the UK's Disability Discrimination Act 1995 covers me and would allow me to be classified as disabled. I don't get the benefits such as state aid or a …
2007-07-01 … So, congratulations Mr. Brown - the terrorists have just placed the future of Western civilization in your hands....Please don't screw it up. Tags: UK, Britain, Gordon Brown, Terrorism, War on Terror
2007-05-08 … his allies across the pond as his predecessor was. It is possible that Sarkozy's France could become America's #1 ally in Europe, while the Brown's UK becomes a less reliable partner. Now THAT would make for an interesting sea-change in international affairs! To see all of the action surrounding …
2009-06-23 … with the president". The five-page document, written by Blair's foreign policy adviser, Sir David Manning, and copied to Sir Jeremy Greenstock, the UK ambassador to the UN, Jonathan Powell, Blair's chief of staff, the chief of the defence staff, Admiral Lord Boyce, and the UK's ambassador to …
2008-02-16 … blogosphere sits ill with the need to sound measured and definitive. Most politicians’ blogs tend to degenerate into anodyne travelogues. One senior British official, Jeremy Gould, has an excellent blog on e-government. “We think he’s been very brave,” says a colleague, carefully.Where e-democracy may …
2008-02-15 … shouldn’t you just say ” has offices and factories […] offices and factories around the world, including Switzerland, Holland, France, Germany, the UK, Hungary, Spain, Australia and China. Sandro Ferronato, owner of the company, explains why KGS was keen to participate in thesQuba project from …
2009-06-16 … with blog posts and reports from the Middle East Institute in Washington DC. Veteran foreign correspondent/editor Lindsey Hilsum from ITN CH4 News (UK) has been doing a good job of covering the Iranian elections so I have added her reports to the reading list. Last but not least I am including the …
2009-06-04 … Ahead of Cairo Speech 06/02/09 Interview with Reza Aslan: "Muslims are all ears but Obama must send the right message." 06/01/09 Europe BBC News (U.K.) Middle East: Barack Obama launches key Mid-East mission 06/03/09 Obama hopeful on Mid-East peace 06/02/09 Justin Webb’s America: An Interview with …
2008-02-10 … Court Road, London. Header Image, a snippet of the excellent V for Vendetta, Written by Alan Moore, and illustrated by David Lloyd. Published in the UK by Titan Books Limited. It may look like a comic book, but it’s actually about politics – fascism, anarchy, concentration camps and liberty. Written …
2008-11-26 … Arter also points out that, despite being in ‘power’, other parties had a good degree of ‘policy influence’ of a kind denied to oppositions in the UK where they are almost entirely excluded from government. One explanation of the left dominance is that Sweden industrialised rather late by European …
2008-11-10 … wilderness. John Halpin, of the Centre for American Progress commented that the Republicans ‘will factionalise severely’, just as the Tories did in UK after 1997 and Labour after 1979. Congressional Results: Good but not a ‘Landslide’ House of Representatives: Democrats held 235 and won 19 seats …
2008-11-09 … one of its major hubs and showplace for aspiring new ‘citizens’. Reluctant to give to charity: In the US the average given to charity is 2% while in UK it is 0.6%. In 1986 two leading businessmen Sir Hector Laing and Sir Mark Weinberg set up the Percent Club whereby they tried to encourage companies …
2008-10-21 … one of its major hubs and showplace for aspiring new ‘citizens’. Reluctant to give to charity: In the US the average given to charity is 2% while in UK it is 0.6%. In 1986 two leading businessmen Sir Hector Laing and Sir Mark Weinberg set up the Percent Club whereby they tried to encourage companies …
2008-10-09 … than doubled 1997-2004. Many remortgaged their refinanced properties to generate funds for consumer spending; something similar was happening in the UK as well. However, by 2005-6, when it became evident that house prices were falling and interest rates edging up; refinancing became problematic. …
2007-11-10 … chances of being mugged in our country are less than once every five centuries and the chances of injury from assault less than once every century. UK is safer than Germany, USA or Australia. Clear up Rates: when crime rates were relatively low, say under 3 million a year serious crimes, the …
2007-10-24 … Rather than being a cause for hand-wringing and envy, the Guardian pay survey's revelations of what our best managers can earn from running the UK's biggest listed companies should encourage others to follow in their footsteps. The survey found that directors' pay at the 100 largest such firms …
2007-10-15 … is 9.4 million) and has over 51 million inhabitants, its most populous area being the valley of the river Irrawaddy . It is familiar to us in the UK as a former part of the British Empire , given its independence in 1948. It has been in the news over the past month for the spirited attempt by a …
2007-10-15 … conference and admitted his mistakes, up to a point. He insisted he had not gone for the election as he wished to demonstrate his vision for the UK in the years remaining before an election was due. Whilst not convincing anyone-let alone this grouping of cynical world weary hacks- he had drawn …
2007-10-15 … growth; low inflation(2% in October 2007); low unemployment; and the praise of the IMF and Central European Bank. However, critics point out that: UK prosperity has been based on a mountain of consumer debt of 1.4 trillion pounds as well as substantial government debt caused by excessive spending. …
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