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In search of a European identity

November 19, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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links for 2007-11-19

Putin’s Deceptive Adoration Why old Vlad’s popularity may not be everything it seems (tags: Russia) Disaffected. Left Out. Unhappy How Britain’s Foreign Secretary is feeling sidelined (tags: Britain) Putin supporters call for an unconstitutional third term Nothing new, but the … Continue reading

November 18, 2007
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Russian elections: two weeks to go

And it doesn’t look good so far, the FT noting that Europe’s main election monitoring group said on Friday it was scrapping plans to deploy observers to Russia’s forthcoming parliamentary elections in a decision that could cast doubt on the … Continue reading

October 25, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Ego-trip

As well as discovering that I am top Google result for “EU debate”, this week’s Private Eye has a piece on the sales figures of books shortlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize. The winner, Anne Enright’s The Gathering, has … Continue reading

October 15, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Statistical help needed

OK, people, I’m trying to number-crunch the demographics of the participants of this weekend’s Tomorrow’s Europe poll to see whether they really can be seen as “representative” of the EU as a whole. But my statistical knowledge is non-existent – … Continue reading