Easyjetsetter has some interesting observations on Angela Merkel and the EU which are well worth a look.

1) If you have to spend more money (say, �1,000-�3,000 a year) you need to earn more money to pay for it. 2) If you have more demands on your time you are able to concentrate less intensively on specific … Continue reading →

Ooooh! A really rather good anti-Kilroy rant over at The Sharpener. I do enjoy slagging off Kilroy. Unchallenging, perhaps, thanks to the sheer vastness of his manifold flaws – but great entertainment nonetheless.

Note to the Metropolitan Police: Randomly increasing police presence on the streets at rush hour is most decidedly NOT reassuring. Coming in to work and seeing upwards of fifty policemen ambling around in day-glo yellow jackets down the length of … Continue reading →

5,200 extensions to pub/bar licenses approved in London, taking effect from midnight tonight. Of this, I generally approve – the 11pm closing being a prime example about how silly legislation can end up staying on the statute books far longer … Continue reading →

Oh yes, forgot – you really ought to watch this, the latest production from our Tim. Deserves to go viral and stuff just by dint of being quality – and if people actually pay attention, could do some good to … Continue reading →

Prime Minister’s Questions today: “The DUP’s David Simpson kicks off by drawing an immediate parallel with the tragedy in Bradford: would the prime minister grant an amnesty to her killers, as the Northern Ireland (offences) bill will do for killers … Continue reading →

From today’s EU Politix morning briefing: “[Justice and Security Commissioner Franco] Frattini proposes a decision for the council of EU governments on the exchange of data held on Europe�s Visa Information System. “National police forces, Europol and other ‘authorities of … Continue reading →

A quick HTML/CSS/Blogger question: I recently fiddled with this site’s template – shifting the archives around a bit, altering the title text etc. As far as I understood it, if I alter the template, that should affect every page on … Continue reading →

Tony Blair will end up a “serious loser” if he doesn’t sort out the EU budget according to his old buddy Peter Mandelson, who it would appear is a reader of this blog… To be fair to Mandelson (which is … Continue reading →

Hero of the day – good work!

Ha ha ha! More EU budget negotiation nonsense from the government: “”We are in no way underestimating the difficulties of doing a deal, but equally nobody should underestimate our determination to try to see if a deal is possible” Translated, … Continue reading →

Bloody hell – I told you European Tribune keeps getting better. This “week in preview” idea’s not only got legs, but has also been insanely well put together. Grrr. Envious now – wish I’d thought of it. (Then again, looks … Continue reading →