Wimbledon again
Wimbledon fortnight is here again and all the Brits are out before the first weekend.
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African successes and the role of aid
Fascinating and encouraging article about the economic progress and successes registered by Tanzania and a raft of other African countries in recent years.
Telling a man by his books
In response to popular demand, expressed variously in other people’s blogs as a ‘meme’ or a ‘tig’ (neither of which terms I understand), I join other contributors in answering four challenging questions – challenging,...
That hateful religious hatred Bill
Once again the government is seeking parliamentary approval for the religious hatred Bill which has been repeatedly condemned and rejected on all sides, from far left to far right, as an unconscionable and unenforceable...
The Federation of the United Kingdom is here
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...
Ratifying the dead treaty: flogging a dead donkey?
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.