For many years I have been a friend of the Centre for Research into Post-Communist Economies, a sturdy enemy of collectivism based in deepest Westminster. they did fine work in mobilising anti-communist analysis and economic thought during the Cold War and thereafter. This week they hosted a fine presentation and discussion […]
“Where the Americans?” That’s the sixty-four-dollar question. Chaos in Egypt: “Where are the Americans?” Gadaffi in Libya: “Where are the Americans?” Devastation in Japan: “Where are the Americans?” I am in London for a few days. At a dinner party last night, that was once again the question: “Where are […]
Here’s something I sent to the Evening Standard – not sure if they used any of it: Perhaps the most difficult moral and legal question of our time is this one: “who is my neighbour?” Domestic law has moved a long way from an earlier tradition that what went […]
"…there are about 50,000 people who read my blog daily. If I don’t write, three days later the blog will be read by 20,000 people. In a week, the number of readers will be 2,000 people and, two weeks later, only your mother will go and see if you wrote […]
Today is the 8th anniversary of the assassination of Serbia’s dynamic young prime Minister Zoran Djindjic. And as the years drift by, Balkan conspiracy theories spread their twisted tentacles in more and more directions. Here for those who can use Google Translator are the mutterings of close Djindjic spin-doctor Vladimir […]
Back from Belgrade. Mixed feelings. The city has stagnated since I was last there a few years ago. Some snazzy new buildings, but most of the place looks to be gloomy, poor and crumbling. The authorities have utterly failed to mobilise national business energy and SMEs, and instead are busy squeezing anything which still […]
Let’s try some SEO fun! Speech-writer. Writing speeches. Writing good speeches. Expert speech-writing. Public speaking expert. How to start a speech. Professional speechwriting. Speechwriting training. Public presentations training. Perfect public speaking. Yesterday I received a message through the site from a European parliament asking about training in public speaking for […]
Off I dash in the general direction of Belgrade, my first visit back there in quite a few years. I have not mentioned here a new role of mine, namely a member of the Board of trustees of The Lord Slynn of Hadley European Law Foundation. This is a group […]
Thanks to the diligence of Instapundit, I bring you two fine essays. Make time to read them, as you’ll be smarter when you have done so. The first is by Kenneth Anderson, who looks at the legal and moral/philosophical basis for rival options for other countries intervening in Libya militarily […]
A kind reader fairly deep in the former Soviet Union writes: Would be good to discuss your blog sometime. Interesting balance between being outraged/outrageous enough to stand out from the crowd and get people to read, and being sensible enough to matter Ha ha. Story of my life. It’s just […]
