This seems to make sense: The fact that government bears such a huge responsibility for the current mess means any response should eliminate the conditions that created this situation in the first place, not attempt to fix bad government with more government. And here’s a plan. When in doubt, do […]
Spengler gives some alarming projections: It’s also the case that by 2050, there will be fewer than 100,000 Georgian women of child-bearing years (between the ages of 18 and 35). The number of potential mothers who speak Georgian will have fallen so far that Georgian will be in danger of […]
The speedy manoeuvres by the Dutch/Belgian/Luxembourg authorities to rescue Fortis bank were, says Willem Buiter writing on the FT site, a "great day for Europe": The ability of the euro area fiscal authorities to co-ordinate on a bail-out for a bank with not-only strong cross-boundary operations, but indeed with a strong multi-national […]
As the Vote fails in the US Congress and the grotesque political blame-game begins, we mere victims wondering what to make of it all have to listen to the core Democrats’ slogan ("It’s all the fault of Bush! And Greed!" But mainly Bush!"). This despite some pretty good Republican voting […]
Another mediation for me looms. I am busy contacting the parties to get things ready for the mediation session itself. In the UK it takes up to £20,000 to take a not especially complicated case to a final verdict in court. Just say you are being sued for £50,000 over a […]
The Instapundit Glenn and Helen Show podcasts always hit a good note for me – the friendly and open-minded co-hosts letting interesting guests talk at some length about their ideas, many of which go way beyond the sort of thing we are used to hearing in Europe. Here is a full […]
Denis MacShane reviews Chris Patten’s book about future trends. In it he swipes at Conservative policy on Europe: In Berlin recently, David Cameron promised a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty were he to become prime minister and the Treaty were not to be ratified. That would mean that the first […]
Here is a frank – even brutal – account of Sarah Palin’s weaknesses. And another, but rather less brutal. And these are from tough-minded conservative women wanting her to do well. Her debate with Joe Biden should be something.
Here is the Guardian describing Americans of different political persuasions furious at ‘Fraud Street’. Buried deep in the story is this sentence: In the UK, the red mists of anger have been slower to appear but the frustration is emerging with millions of savers and shareholders in Bradford and Bingley […]
Welcome Britblog Roundup 189 Visitors Here is a summary of the European Parliament’s latest pronouncement on the media (including bloggers). You’ll recall the original pernicious idea to ‘validate’ bloggers. The full text of the ghastly resolution – 4352 words long – is here. It is an exemplary Liberal Fascist document. […]
