Here she is – Baroness Ashton. Never heard of her? Neither’s pretty much anyone else. I think that’s part of the point. Continue reading
October 3, 2008
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November 16, 2007
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Brown, Miliband and the EU
Well, he may have ignored it for months, but now it’s finally taking shape – although it hardly seems to be overly well thought-out. So, was Foreign Secretary David Miliband’s choice of Bruges to deliver his first EU policy speech … Continue reading
November 15, 2007
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On foreign policy speeches, the elephant in the room, and a slight shift in focus
For a largely foreign policy-focussed blog, Gordon Brown’s offered little of any interest since becoming Prime Minister. He simply doesn’t seem to have much interest in the rest of the world, happily ignoring both the EU and the US for … Continue reading
October 6, 2007
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Brown’s only error:
Not ruling out an election sooner. This insane hyperbole (“humiliating retreat”? “cling to office”? “extraordinary indecision and extraordinary weakness”? You what?) shows just how worried the Tories still are. Yes, Cameron made a storming speech at the conference the other … Continue reading
July 18, 2007
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Brown’s EU diplomatic strategy
What with the ongoing spat with Russia (hyped out of all proportion, I reckon, and hope I’m not proved wrong), the fact that our dear new Prime Minister has made his first overseas jaunt while in office seems to have … Continue reading
October 4, 2005
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Possible career move for Gordon Brown?
Heh – via a friendly French reader, Le Monde ponders why, as Gordon may have to wait a while longer to become Prime Minister, doesn’t he go off and save France, Germany and Italy from their disastrous heads of state … Continue reading