September 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A comment I left over at The Devil’s Kitchen a couple of months back that I recently stumbled upon bears resuscitating as a quick post in its own right, as debates about the EU resurface ahead of the re-run Irish … Continue reading
September 7, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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All kinds of real-world excitement of late, including some very good news on the job front just this morning, has kept me off blogging for a bit. However, I’ve been informed that if anyone fancied leaving comments in support of … Continue reading
August 22, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Following my recent posts on national vs European identity and regionalism and the EU (as part of a vague attempt to get an idea of the nature and importance of geographical/cultural identity), this may be of interest – Why the … Continue reading
August 20, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Why EU citizenship is the best thing that has ever happened to the people of Britain Continue reading
August 18, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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My last post has been hijacked by the rather fervent supporters of the concept of an English Parliament to the extent that it’s impossible to discuss what it was really about – i.e. local/regional vs national identities. For non-Brits, a … Continue reading
August 17, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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In the comments to my National identity vs European identity post, where I’ve been arguing that it’s perfectly possibly to have a sense of belonging to multiple different groups, and thus to have multiple different identities, commenter WG notes: I … Continue reading
August 15, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Musings on the nature of identity – be warned, it’s a long one… Continue reading
August 14, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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There’s a big row going on about President Obama’s proposed healthcare reforms in the US at the moment. It’s US politics, so holds little interest for me. But then the Republicans – taking hyperbole and wilful disinformation to whole new … Continue reading
August 5, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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With a new(ish) emphasis on history, it’s probably an idea to outline where I’m coming from. My approach to history is not coherent enough to be defined by any one term, but has probably most been influenced by the French … Continue reading
July 30, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Two articles from the Washington Post have, over the last few days, finalised a new content idea I’ve been having for a while for this place. First up came a quick overview of the ongoing dispute between Greece and Macedonia … Continue reading
July 29, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A new European blogging platform I’ve been helping to develop, aimed at raising the level of debate Continue reading
July 7, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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If you haven’t, read the liveblog from the day, have a look at the one year on post, much of which still stands (though, thankfully, this country seems to be rather less hysterical about terrorism these days), and flick through … Continue reading
July 2, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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The old eurosceptic Independence/Democracy group in the European Parliament was kept more or less respectable largely thanks to the influence of its former joint leader Jens-Peter Bonde, who stemmed from the relatively moderate lefty side of euroscepticism. Now, however, Bonde … Continue reading
June 30, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Including some genuinely fascinating interpretations of the nature of the EU Continue reading