I have the pleasure of hosting this coming week’s Britblog Roundup. I would like to focus on the very broad theme of Britain and Europe. So anyone spotting good pieces casting some light on that always fascinating subject should send the links to: britblog@gmail.com Thanks.
Simon Owens at the lively Bloggasm has asked for views from the two US lawyers at odds in the controversy over one ‘outing’ the other whose anonymous comments had annoyed him (see my earlier posting here). The good result is here. I posted a gloss in a comment on his piece: Having […]
An anonymous commenter/blogger keeps nagging away at you in comments on your website which you think are annoying or unfair. You find out who s/he is. Are you behaving properly if you announce on your site the person’s name to make them go away or at least calm down, the […]
Here is the full text of President Obama’s Cairo speech. It had many strong points. A friendly, open-hearted yet serious and businesslike tone. Lots of inclusive words such as ‘respect’ and ‘partnership’. Some quite firm lines on Israel and its right to exist, to the point of being seen as surprisingly […]
Edwin Dyer was a British citizen captured by Al Quaeda Islamist terrorists in Mali and, now, put to death by them. My sincere condolences to his family and friends. But how did he die? BBC: Al-Qaeda ‘kills British hostage’ Telegraph: British hostage Edwin Dyer has been executed by Al-Qaeda’s North African […]
Don’t you just shed a silent tear when you look at Government ‘mission statements’? You know the sort of thing: Working towards a safer Britain Why would they do that? What’s with the -r? Why not work towards a safe Britain? Here’s a real life example from Scotland: Towards a Safer […]
A friendly word for my efforts from Spain-based Owsblog: One to watch: I’ve just spent a while reading a few posts over on "The World’s First Diplomatic Blogoir", good look, nice ‘feel’ and well written by Charles Crawford. The Easter weekend’s ‘Smeargate’ hoohah is what led me there, from comments […]
Craig Murray writes approvingly of the zany survey of political opinions run by Political Compass. But it was posted at 0200 hrs, so maybe baby Cameron Murray was stopping him getting a much needed rest. Read the Political Compass FAQs. They are a hoot. See eg this description of why […]
Have a look at the excellent analysis by Max Atkinson of Hillary Clinton trying to sound robust while also not being too specific on the subject of how the USA might respond to North Korea. As the video clips show, she is choosing her words so carefully that it all […]
This is so grisly an analysis of how President Obama is whittling the Clintons down to very little, it might almost be true. Hence Hillary Clinton’s tentative responses on North Korea?
