July 22, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Turkish elections roundup 1 Worth keeping an eye on this weekend… (tags: Turkey Elections) Turkish elections roundup 2 Again – with some handy graphics this time (tags: Turkey Elections) Where’s Gordon? Brown’s meeting with Sarkozy – and lack of meetings … Continue reading
July 20, 2007
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Map of the Francophone Euroblogosphere Pretty – and decidedly handy (though doesn’t seem comprehensive, as it’s missing some of my favourites) (tags: Blogs EU France)
July 13, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Update: Note to self – don’t blog drunk… Listening to the first night of the Proms, as I just have been, I can’t help but struggle to think of a single non-European civilisation that has come up with anything to … Continue reading
July 12, 2007
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Note to the internet: Just because I haven’t posted much of late doesn’t give you permission to bombard my site with comment spam, you bastard. Note to regular readers (if I’ve got any left after so few posts): Sorry, I’ve … Continue reading
July 9, 2007
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Well I just have (sort of), and you can too (sort of). A couple of weeks ago I had an email from a chap from the Post who’s currently chugging around the world investigating how the world sees America, and … Continue reading
July 4, 2007
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The book like wot I wrote on Tim Burton a few years back is being reissued today in a shiny second edition. First published in July 2002, they sadly didn’t have the funds available for an update, so it only … Continue reading
July 3, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Via this bastard, and because I haven’t posted in a couple of days, a meme – eight random things about me. Rather than being random, however, I’ve decided to make it a celebrity special. So there. 1) I once got … Continue reading
July 1, 2007
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This ban thing that’s kicked in today is illiberal nonsense, it’s true. But I’ve been conducting an experiment for the last week just to see how bad it’s going to be for those of us who like a puff: I … Continue reading
July 1, 2007
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Gordon Brown: Intellectual The first in a six-part series from the largely pro-Brown Prospect magazine (tags: Britain) An intellectual without an intelligencia More on Brown’s brain, from OpenDemocracy (tags: Britain) Gordon Brown: the view from Germany The German press give … Continue reading
June 18, 2007
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The complexities of EU voting weights A handy dispute with the Economist’s take (tags: EU) The Portugese EU presidency logo Does it have a hidden meaning? (tags: Portugal EU) The EU’s silent majority Yep, they are indeed likely to be … Continue reading
June 17, 2007
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VoxEU Promising-looking new EU / economics site (tags: EU Web) EU President Blair Dear Christ… Just as I was starting to like Sarkozy, he comes up with this little suggestion again… (tags: France Britain EU) The Turkish Threat to World … Continue reading
June 16, 2007
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The axis of the disgruntled The growing EU discontent with the way the constitution’s being handled (tags: EU Britain Poland) Poland ratchets up rhetoric over treaty Yet more national interest getting in the way of the wider good… (tags: Poland … Continue reading
June 15, 2007
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Blair interviewed by Der Spiegel Blair: “How many other areas of politics can you do something that saves literally millions of lives?”, Der Spiegel: “By not starting wars, for example.” – he he he! (tags: Britain Media) The EU and … Continue reading
June 4, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Can’t you tell from all the linklog posts? I’m not going to do one of those “on hiatus” things, but I am thoroughly bored with current affairs at the moment – be it Putin threatening Europe with missiles (entirely sensible, … Continue reading