Archive for November, 2009
Please, let’s have a PROPER debate on immigration
Many thanks to the those at the political blog Liberal Conspiracy for publishing a thought-provoking series of articles on immigration to and from the UK. The articles are well written and researched, and stuffed with figures from indepedent sources. For far too long in the UK, the issue of immigration has been hijacked by both [...]
‘Borders’ Bookshop is gone….
I was so sorry to hear that book chain Borders has closed its doors this week. They had suffered a fall in sales and had lost around £13million last year. I shall miss the store. Regular visits to London’s West End weren’t complete without a visit to the store in Oxford Street (which closed a while [...]
Iraq war inquiry- a new whitewash?
The independent inquiry looking into the actions of the British government leading up to the start of the Iraq war finally started this week. But like many people who opposed the war in the first place, I fear that any evidence given may not lead to the desired result. From the start, Sir John Chilcot, [...]
Want to look for bullshit???
There’s an app for that on the iPhone. From The Daily Mash. It made me laugh !
European Union now has a single President
The usually divided European Union heads of state have finally pulled themselves together and appointed a new President. Claims that the appointments were a stitch-up misses the point. With Herman Van Rompuy at the helm, they now have a genuine chance to speak out on key international issues with one, clear voice…. Let’s just be [...]
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