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Continue reading →: 18 Doughty Street : Politics for Adults | TALK TV
Link: 18 Doughty Street : Politics for Adults | TALK TV. I am delighted to report that I have access to 18 Doughty Street Talk TV again. I don’t know what their techies have done, but all is well. I have been watching back episodes of Blogger TV with great…
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Continue reading →: I prefer Sun Tzu
You Are Somewhat Machiavellian You’re not going to mow over everyone to get ahead… But you’re also powerful enough to make things happen for yourself. You understand how the world works, even when it’s an ugly place. You just don’t get ugly yourself – unless you have to! How Machiavellian…
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Continue reading →: Aargh!
You Are Most Like John F. Kennedy You live a fairy tale life that most people envy. And while you may have a few dark secrets, few people know them. What Modern US President Are You Most Like? h/t Daily Referendum
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Continue reading →: What Price Justice?
Link: Law Society of England and Wales – Hot topics. The Law Society of England & Wales is to be relieved by Parliament of its regulatory functions, so English solicitors will no longer, in my view, be a profession. An independent legal profession is a key element of a free…
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Continue reading →: The Conventional Wisdom
Ex-Guardianista Will Hutton is currently addressing the conference I am attending in Paris and challenging the conventional wisdom that Europe is an economic, political and demographic basket case. In particular he dismisses the idea that India and China are tiger economies which will change the world, says that the USA’s…
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Continue reading →: If cockpit videos needed certificates
Link: Channel 4 – Newsroom blog – If cockpit videos needed certificates . This raised a wry smile. Well done. Beau Bo d’Or.
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Continue reading →: Is there hope for London?
I am attending an international conference in Paris. Currently I am in a session on “Global Corporations and the future of Cities”. The global corporations are represented by Siemens and Euro Disney. The Cities are represented by Paris and London. The voice of Paris is Régis Baudoin, CEO of the…
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Continue reading →: The Conservatives come out against ID cards
Link: Conservative Party – Campaign. At last. A policy. I even agree with it.
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Continue reading →: Does this remind you of anything?
President Hugo Chávez was granted an Enabling Law by the Venezuelan National Assembly on January 31, 2007. The Enabling Law vests the President with legislative powers for 18 months in several areas, including nationalizations, hydrocarbons, electric utilities, telecommunications, taxes, social security and public finance, among several others. Comrade Hugo has…
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Continue reading →: My RE teacher would be pleased
You know the Bible 80%! Wow! You are truly a student of the Bible! Some of the questions were difficult, but they didn’t slow you down! You know the books, the characters, the events . . . Very impressive! Ultimate Bible QuizCreate MySpace Quizzes h/t Westminster Wisdom
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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.
Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.
He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that
“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”
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