Rummaging around the Bosnian parts of the Internet reveals that there is a deliberate campaign going on to pump out the forged John Major letter. Postings carrying the text of the article – now removed by the Dnevni Avaz website – The searched-for article does not exist! – are appearing in identical terms […]
Update Greetings Iain Dale readers. And see Denis’s reply in the comments below, where he promotes Old Etonian literary prowess – and (wisely) changes the subject. I’ll respond to that later today. Now here. * * * * * Denis MacShane is genial and complimentary (as ever) but unrepentant in […]
Instapunk is in a feisty mood as Easter approaches, looking at how conservatives and liberals deal with religion: Socialism, fascism, communism are all attempts by human pretenders to the throne of Christ to fill what they perceive as a vaccuum. Their mistakes are all attributable to the fact that men […]
Remember the world scoop/poop of Sarajevo newspaper Dnevi Avaz, featuring what was said to be fascimile copy of a letter from Prime Minister John Major to FCO Minister of State Douglas Hogg, back in May 1993? In the so-called letter Prime Minister Major says a number of nasty things about […]
I twice have written on this site about one of the most remarkable nights of my FCO career. This posting – my first ever published on this site – described how I single-handedly as FCO Resident Clerk crushed press freedom in Scotland late one night. And then this more recent […]
This is excellent. The amazing Bosnian newspaper Dnevni Avaz has a World Scoop. A letter from Prime Minister John Major to FCO Minister of State Douglas Hogg – in Bosnian! Check it out. The letter (facsimile of an official (sic) translation of Major’s letter) is dated 2 May 1993. The […]
Plenty of excellent articles at Spiegel Online about the Eurozone’s problems as seen by intelligent Germans. Such as this one which argues that far from bringing countries of the Eurozone towards economic convergence, the single currency has locked in profound problems of competitiveness and so is forcing them apart. Or […]
Back from Brussels. Here is a short article by me in the Independent today about Ejup Ganic. It’s always a pleasure to get material into a British national newspaper – work published there pops up all over the planet. But the end product is not necessarily what was sent in. In […]
My latest salvo at Business and Politics is on the subject of Leadership. I make the point that valiant character and moral virtues are not enough. It’s all about technique too – linking those qualities intelligently and effectively to Real Life. Take two generals in the heat of battle: General Noble exhibits […]
Over at Business and Politics. Thus: Remember the Bible parable of the Prodigal Son? He squandered his fortune but saw the error of his ways and crept back home. He was warmly welcomed by his father, who explained the significance of his repentance to an older brother unimpressed by the […]
