I needed to extract what I said about Tanks from my piece on the 2021 Defence White Paper as it took a lot of space on a peripheral issue. What I captured was the leaks before publication which suggested that the Tanks were going to be chopped, and then comments on the white paper’s outcome….
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I am working up another article on Corruption and had cause to look at how the private sector is pursued. The answer is by public sector bodies who produce reports on how effective they are. Here are my links and notes.
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EUMANS held a conference to co-incide with the COFOE plenary 4. Some of the CTOE members spoke at the conference. Here are my notes and links.
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Originally subtitled, evidence of Russia’s receipts. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has reminded every one of the way in which British Politics has been sold. Sanctions were applied slowly and incompletely. We are out of the EU. Here are my notes and links
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Look what happens when one’s not concentrating, the UN promulgated a global compact on migration, which passed overwhelmingly and then caused a backlash in the political classes in Europe. Here are my notes and links …
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Over the last month, Russia and NATO have been rattling their sabres over the future of the Ukraine. The bellicosity of the language is very worrying and working out a position from first principles of peace, democracy, human rights and justice seems quite hard; I have made some notes and found some links to help…
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A note on the DCMS Data Consultation 2021. …
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The Govt. are finally consulting on the Human Rights Act. The closing date is 8th March 2022 11:59. Here are my notes The first page or two detail the questions from the consultation, you can skip them by clicking here. …
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Which’ll come first, this or the Bakerloo extension? A concept of what might be. Here are some notes & links …
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I have been thinking about Brexit again over the last few days, I issued my personal short term manifesto, and read the British Chamber of Commerce’s puff in the FT. I comment on the one benefit identified so far, Crown logos on pint glasses. Otherwise, here are some notes,
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i wrote a blog article, which was a news piece on the reintroduction of bison to the UK, in Kent of all places. Last week, India Bourke wrote an article in the New Statesman, called “Why rewilding isn’t just for toffs“. She argues, that, “Small-scale farmers can play their part in conservation – Monty Don…
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So what’s really happening there? My notes …
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What’s the economy look like today, or last march?
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I am tracking the CoFoE and the Citizens Panel 2 on Democracy and the Rule of Law has just reported, making 39 recommendations. Why are names of EU bodies always so long? Here are my notes on these recommendations. …
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What’s the theory? Why are they useful and good? What role should they play in municipal or state governance? Here are my notes …
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