Politics

Digital Division: Brown’s Roadmap to Nowhere

This week saw the publication of the British Government's Digital Britain report. Whatever else it told us, it confirmed one thing: we are...

The New Properties of New Property

Arnold Schwarzenegger is a lefty, and he does not know it. Or maybe Arnie is one of those righty freedom fighters that end...

…Because All Can Govern

My last two posts were entitled If All Politicians Are Bad"¦ and "¦We Must All Be Politicians"¦ respectively. Now you have seen the...

…We Must All Be Politicians…

In my last post, I felt driven to comment on the current scandal surrounding British Members of Parliament and how they have been able...

If All Politicians Are Bad…

Democracy. It is a Greek word. The word is the conjunction of "dêmos", meaning "people", and "krátos", meaning rule. The word...

Do You Realize?? – Never Mix Politics with Rock and Roll

Do you realize how much trouble can be caused when politicians get messed up with music? I am not talking about asking your...

Top Secret: British PM is a One-Eyed Scot

British politics was shaken by a 'leak' from a BBC employee this week. Notable BBC bigmouth Jeremy Clarkson, presenter of a television programme...

High Hopes for Boreama

US President Barack Obama was inaugurated this week. President of the USA is an unusual job. There are not many jobs where...

Democracy, and the End of the Beginning

In November of 1942, following the Allied victory at the Second Battle of El Alamein, Winston Churchill said: "Now this is not the end. It...

Obama: Myth, Mutt and Man

Imagine you went on a holiday - a long holiday. Maybe you went to Venus, or some Antarctic research station because you have...

Free and Single?

Its forecast that by 2020, 40% of UK households will be home to a singleton. But being single is not a cheap option....

Back to Brown

Change. Experience. Experience. Change. Politics. Does this sound familiar? Pretty much everybody in the UK must be aware that Gordon...
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