The paradox highlighted by Tam Dalyell’s West Lothian Question (why should Scottish MPs at Westminster be allowed to vote on English domestic matters while they would not be allowed to vote on Scottish domestic...
The issue emerging here now is whether it would be legitimate for EU governments to ‘cherry-pick’ bits out of the constitution treaty that are plainly necessary to enable the hugely expanded EU to go on functioning, and that could theoretically be brought into effect without the need to amend the existing treaties.
Is there a situation where it would be morally or legally right to use force to prevent genocide in another country without the approval of the Security Council? (No.)
The database will be the biggest ever invasion of British citizens’ privacy and lacks the most elementary safeguards — if it ever works
A Guardian letter about the danger of by-passing the Security Council
…about the Guantanamo motto and Mme. Roland, an enjoyable film and a sharp TV programme, some horrible grammar, and the database that goes with ID cards