"What a triumph the Euro is!" says the EU Commissioner. "Do you understand the subject?" says Tim Worstall. And the arguments why the UK should join, or end up Icelandised. Brrr.
"What a triumph the Euro is!" says the EU Commissioner. "Do you understand the subject?" says Tim Worstall. And the arguments why the UK should join, or end up Icelandised. Brrr.
For anyone following US politics or indeed anyone who is not dead, this is a must-view item. She seems … vexed.
James Rogers’ website Global Power Europe is an elegant and eloquent example of the far opposite of British Euro-Scepticism – Euro-Uberzeal. If it’s European, he wants More. Much More. In his latest entry James urges Ireland to vote Yes to the Treaty, lest Europeans turn into minnows. He cites IMF statistics […]
This noisy Independent piece argues for a huge increase in roof-top solar panels on British homes. Its arguments are based on the success of an earlier government scheme to bribe people to instal solar panels: "When first launched two years ago, the grants – which, for example offered up to […]
This polemic by Simon Jenkins hits many nails on the head. Anyone who has seen the ‘international community’ in action in a troublespot can not but be dismayed. Generous tax-free salaries and fleets of expensive 4x4s contrast luridly with the surrounding poverty. Armies of local and imported female ‘sex-workers’ setting up camp nearby. […]
I happen to think not. Or rather my instinct tells me that that is not what is best for the UK. Maybe this boils down to an aesthetic point of view rather than an economic or political one? On the economic merits, this article by Martin Wolf sums up my […]
You may well be wondering how many countries have formally recognised the independence of Kosova (or Kosovo as HMG call it). Here is what looks like a pretty comprehensive list. Thus as of the end of May 2008 Kosovo’s independence has been recognised by (only?) 42 out of 192 UN member […]
Prompted by my previous post on (not) talking to Al Qaida, a reader comments: [T]ell me again why you thought invading Iraq was such a great idea? Fair enough. My very basic view on Iraq is to be found in the Blogoir FAQs. More generally, what constitutes a Great Idea […]
