May 17, 2007
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Slagging off eastern Europe The press’ lack of knowledge of the new EU countries (tags: EU Eastern_Europe) Germany fails to save EU-Russia summit agenda There’s a surprise – Putin seems to be having fun with this (tags: Russia Germany EU) … Continue reading
May 16, 2007
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Herzog’s EU plans DJ Nozem on yet more proposals for EU reform (tags: EU) Moldova, Romania and Ukraine A journey on the EU’s forgotten frontier (tags: Ukraine Moldova Transdniester Romania) Anti-Semitism in Europe Myth or Reality? (tags: Europe) Ukraine and … Continue reading
May 15, 2007
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Ruling coalition on verge of collapse The aftermath of the Icelandic elections (tags: Iceland) Russia cafe blast leaves 10 dead It wouldn’t be the run-up to Russian elections without a few “terrorist” incidents… (*ahem*) (tags: Russia) Bertie Ahern An interesting … Continue reading
May 14, 2007
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You see, the thing about the EU is that it’s first and foremost supposed to promote and facilitate free trade. Of course, as not every country in the world is a member of the EU, what it’s ended up being … Continue reading
May 14, 2007
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Armenian opposition sour grapes Despite the best efforts of the UK and US, the election goes the way of the ruling party, apparently with no fraud (tags: Armenia) Iceland government holds on to power By a one seat majority (tags: … Continue reading
May 13, 2007
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Polish court acts (fairly) sanely “Jerzy Stepien, the tribunal’s presiding judge, said the law’s scope had been too wide and that lustration should only apply to senior officials” (tags: Poland) Armenian elections A rough guide to past fraud and future … Continue reading
May 12, 2007
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Les Fatales Picards are a work of absolute genius. That bald guy – perfect! Sadly no cheerleaders during the live finals, but still. Fantastic stuff – they’ve single-handedly revived my interest in pop music: Update: Actually, sod that – maybe … Continue reading
May 12, 2007
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Proportional Representation: lessons from Finland “It’s clearly a terrible way to rule a country. I wonder how we’ve managed to sustain it for 100 years.” (tags: Finland Elections) Peter Mandelson likes… David Cameron? Makes sense, I suppose… (tags: EU Conservatives) … Continue reading
May 11, 2007
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The aftermath of the collapse of Yugoslavia hardly needs much repeating, considering the more violent parts of it were on our tellies throughout the 1990s. What’s surprising, however, is the differing fates of the three largest countries to have emerged … Continue reading
May 11, 2007
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The EU’s appeasement of Russia Ignore the wildly inaccurate Ukraine stuff, the rest is quite interesting (tags: Russia EU) Northern Irish devolution 1 A mini roundup (tags: Ireland) Scotland and Proportional Representation People still don’t get it (tags: Britain Elections) … Continue reading
May 10, 2007
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In honour of Blair’s little announcement (and Ian Richardson’s untimely death earlier this year), I’ve just started watching the superb House of Cards again. It really is excellent – and wonderfully timeless. Here’s a transcript of the opening monologue, with … Continue reading
May 10, 2007
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The version on the Labour website is slightly different to that emailed out to the “Labour supporters network”, the latter seeming to be a transcript of what was actually said, rather than merely the notes. Still, a couple of interesting … Continue reading
May 9, 2007
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The main content’s now dark on light, which should be rather more readable. I’ve added a linklog (sparse at the moment, but won’t be for long), because I rarely have time for full posts these days but keep spotting interesting … Continue reading
May 9, 2007
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Well THERE’s a surprise – the European Commission has announced that the Imperial system of weights and measures can continue to be used indefinitely. This was always going to be the outcome – though it would have been nicer if … Continue reading