My only ‘live’ encounter’ with Pope Benedict XVI came in May 2006 when His Holiness visited Poland. The venerable Catholic Church hierarchy this time did not need any miracles to turn water into wine – amidst the drought of an alcohol ban for Poles, through a miracle there came Plenty! I was […]
I have surged from a measly 76th place in 2009 to a glorious 40th place this year in the Total Politics 2010 list of the Top 100 right-wing blogs. As a treat I offer you this review by Leon Wolf of the book Dirty, Sexy Politics by Meghan McCain. It is […]
The Independent today runs the story of deaf diplomat Jane Cordell’s claim that the FCO unlawfully discriminated against her in refusing to post her to Astana (Kazakhstan) as the cost of the ‘reasonable adjustments’ needed to allow her to work there would not (said the FCO) have been reasonable. And […]
I creep towards modernity. Postings on this site are now likely to be Tweeted on Twitter, where I have a happy but select group of (as of right now) 200 Followers. If anyone on Twitter has not yet followed Lileks, do so. He is the master of this demanding genre.
This existential question was solved once and for all by English judges in the eternally famous 1927 case of Fardell v Potts which explored the core legal concept of the Reasonable Man and considered whether it should be extended to include the Reasonable Woman. The facts were clear enough: In this case the appellant […]
I have mentioned previously the crafty wiles of Spammers attempting to sneak in to my comments area. Here is a new droll effort, a comment from a Spammer which does not mention potency chemicals, replica watches or furry boots at all, no doubt hoping that I’ll approve it and thereby […]
Remember ADRg Ambassadors, a unique new British mediation and consultancy panel launched earlier this year? We are whirring away to excellent effect. Yesterday we were in Geneva giving a goodly number of international organisations some ‘taster’ training sessions to show the ADRg Ambassadors house-style, with a special focus this time […]
Just to alert my sprawling army of fans that I have a couple of notable public speaking engagements coming up. First, I open the proceedings for the Speechwriters Guild Leadership and Communication conference in Bournemouth on 17 September. Here’s the website – come along and hear a range of top-end […]
Lawks. Here is Iowahawk writing to President Obama about the cooling off of their relationship: Look, let’s be civil adults and not let this descend into yelling. It’s really not you, it’s me. We both know you deserve a better democracy than me. I mean, let’s face it – you’re cool and urbane […]
Here is my latest piece at Business and Politics about Tony Blair’s visit to Bosnia in 1997. Scoop! Some never-before revealed detail! Oh, and some thoughts on Emotion in Politics…
