Result! – I bet my mother’s so very proud…

Ken Clarke in trouble? Looks like some of his business buddies are trying to eject him from one of the many boards he sits on – this one being his Chairmanship of Savoy Asset Management. Could throw a spanner in … Continue reading →

It’s like that sodding bit in Being John Malkovich where old John pops through the portal into his own head and stuff. Everywhere you turn now, people are raving about the Tory whizkid. The Herald runs with the story that … Continue reading →

Combine the spectacular, life-affirming delights of sweet, sweet booze and wonderous, soothing, stress-reducing cigarettes in one beatific product. I love the Germans sometimes. Not often, but sometimes… (Says the man whose grandmother’s maiden name was M�ller…)

Gah – busy… To make up for it, have Mark Mardell’s latest European Diary, complete with reader comments – somewhat amazingly with only one that’s decidedly eurosceptic, the others berating Mardell for not being pro-EU enough… Also catching the eye: … Continue reading →

Not too chuffed about Blair’s actions on civil liberties, the war on terror and Iraq? Don’t mind your face being on the interweb? Tim Ireland needs you.

Nosemonkey elsewhere – Six Degrees #1 the first in a new series of weekly posts I’m planning to do at The Sharpener. A blogland journey from European politics to Japanese paper lanterns – by way of Pieter Brueghel the Elder, … Continue reading →

Nosemonkey elsewhere – a quick summary of problems between Russia and the EU as Vladimir Putin chats with European leaders in London today – over at EU News.

Ditto this – it’s time to sort yourselves out, chaps. We need a proper opposition. After eight years of Labour fiddling and interference in every aspect of our lives, and expecially after the last few years of ever more intrusive … Continue reading →

Let me be the first to say – And it’s goodbye from me and it’s even more goodbye from him.

Forgot to mention this – EU News, a new project trying to collate stories and the like “with a European touch” and “from a European perspective”, like wot I’ve been asked to help out with. It’s a good idea, and … Continue reading →

Right, logo’s been re-done to look smoother and nicer, as has the europhobit logo thing, not that anyone really cares. My only major issue now is the border in the comments section – anyone know how I can either get … Continue reading →

So, Austria’s screwing Turkey good and proper. Why? Well, Ostracised from �sterreich’s got some interesting theories about that: “Despite appearances, I am pretty sure that Austrian chancellor Wolfgang Sch�ssel, who personally defines the foreign policy of the country, is actually … Continue reading →

This weekend has mostly been spent fiddling with HTML and CSS, and watching The West Wing. The results were mostly satisfying all round (Season 6 is a decided return to form). Although I’m happy enough with it to roll it … Continue reading →