January 13, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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The Economist’s Edward Lucas’s [tag]central Europe[/tag]an diary is well worth a read: “it is odd that Poland gets so much mockery. There is a kind of snobbish disdain for Europe’s east rooted very deeply in the British psyche. Before writing … Continue reading
January 12, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Looks like it’s just a single rocket-propelled grenade fired over the wall of the [tag]US Embassy[/tag] in [tag]Athens[/tag] just before 6am (local time) this morning – and most likely by a home-grown lefty group of nutters, rather than the beardy … Continue reading
January 12, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Over at European Tribune, courtesy of Jerome (who seems to know his stuff in this area), there’s a handy summary of reactions to the [tag]EU[/tag]’s new energy plans (documents here). He’s particularly handy explaining the conflict between [tag]environment[/tag]al concerns and … Continue reading
January 11, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Rather busy today, so have a couple of links to two posts from last week which I was originally planning to follow up in more detail, both from the rather good [tag]Eurozone[/tag] Watch blog: The Euro economy in 2007 and … Continue reading
January 10, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Via La Russophobe, new(ish) blog Opinionist.com has more on [tag]Europe,/tag]’s dependence on [tag]Russian gas[/tag], noting that “[tag]Russia[/tag] has an almost perfect monopoly over Europe – [tag]EU[/tag] members and former-Soviet nations – as the sole provider of [tag]Natural Gas[/tag].” If that … Continue reading
January 9, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Because our nutty neighbours [tag]Russia[/tag] and [tag]Belarus[/tag] are playing up again, energy disputes are in the spotlight once again. If the [tag]EU[/tag]’s largest economy’s being hit, guess what? Yep – a major overhaul of EU [tag]energy policy[/tag] is on the … Continue reading
January 9, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Gary Andrews, formerly of Coffee and PC (to which I won’t link, as he deleted it and the address has been taken over by hardcore porn merchants), has a new blog. Well worth a gander. The new blog, not the … Continue reading
January 8, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A couple of responses to my lengthy, deliberately pretentiously-titled explanation of my attitude towards the [tag]EU[/tag]. First from a fellow [tag]pro-EU[/tag] type, Nanne of DJ Nozem, who has a slightly different – yet broadly similar – take, and argues “The … Continue reading
January 8, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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In what way is the hope that unfettered [tag]free trade[/tag] will enable the market naturally to come to provide all that is necessary in any way more likely to work than the [tag]communist[/tag] [tag]utopia[/tag], so frequently dismissed as being “against … Continue reading
January 8, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve spent the last few days watching a vast number of war films for an article I’m doing (deadline today… time to start writing… damn…). I’ve done the whole range, from Lawrence of Arabia and The Birth of a Nation … Continue reading
January 4, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Remember, kids – the reason he won’t become President is because his *lungs* are black… Nothing else. Oh no…
January 4, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Thanks to that McKeating, I’ve spent the last 24 hours slaughtering goats and throwing their entrails around the flat, as well as sneaking in to Highgate cemetery to dig up some knuckle bones, in a desperate attempt to live up … Continue reading
January 3, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Even with the reduced readership brought by the recent switch to a new address, two largely contradictory posts on the [tag]EU[/tag] within the space of a few days have caused some concern. Personally, I’d have called them cynical and idealistic … Continue reading
January 2, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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A question that has been asked innumerable times, I know, but if dangerous driving is enough to lose you an MBE, merely a symbolic honour, surely convictions for perjury and perverting the course of justice should be enough to prevent … Continue reading