profile rory stewart Post Source: news.alleyoopster.com Posted: Dec 02 2008 14:40:15
one of 25 hand picked for the foreign office fast track rory stewart quit after five years to go walking. he then became governor of two iraqi provinces aged less than 30
early life
stewart was born in hong kong in 1973. his father brian a military man had fought on the beaches of normandy and then became a diplomat while his mother sally is an academic and economist. he has two older half...... [Show More]
martin bright has no confidence in her majestys government either
on the downside there is the democratic deficit. i know peter mandelson is treated as a demigod by progress but there is a serious problem with him becoming the de facto deputy prime minister. we know have an unelected pm and an unelected deputy.
although i still think mandelson could turn out to be labour821...... [Show More]
the end of principle Post Source: news.alleyoopster.com Posted: Dec 01 2008 16:00:20
i was asked to speak at the conference of the new labour evangelists progress and found myself getting furious about the arrest of damian green
i had the pleasure of speaking at the final plenary session of the progress conference yesterday. the subject of the discussion was the end of ideology whats the left for and it was a lively debate. the other panellists were charles clarke ha...... [Show More]
doubled edged chalice Post Source: news.alleyoopster.com Posted: Dec 01 2008 16:00:19
so farewell then andrew motion
the search has begun for the next poet laureate the government announced on tuesday. andrew motion will step down in may of next year having completed the tenyear tenure introduced by new labour in 1999.
the culture secretary announced that the public would play a role in choosing the next laureate prompting visions of an x factor style selection proc...... [Show More]
community enterprises with their roots in cooperatives and credit unions are now emerging as powerful models to combat climate change. ministers take note
december is a landmark month for climate change action triggering the start of britains response to reducing carbon emissions.
this week the newly formed climate change committee is publishing recommendations for the first o...... [Show More]
there are few finer columnists than martin bright and his volley at the progress conference on labour ministers reaction to the arrest of damian green hit upon an important point
it is important to debate the end of ideology. but what about the end of principle
i was told i had five minutes for introductory comments which is always too much on these occasions but all that ...... [Show More]
the damian green arrest confirms fears about a vengeful government and a supine media says john kampfner
a few years back when i was a fulltime political journalist i had a chat with a colleague who had just become a government information officer. it was one of those periods when fleet street was taking pot shots at tony blair and i asked my friend how it felt to be embattled. he laughed...... [Show More]
the new statesmen made an interesting comment in a recent article
many of the new redundancies are unavoidable but there are signs too that some firms are reducing their workforce as a message to shareholders hoping to bolster their equity prices . when bt announced 10000 redundancies on 13 november it made no attempt to play down the human cost and according to some analysts...... [Show More]
an sich interessiert es kaum was da in den indien in jngster zeit passiert ist und der ausbruch von gewalt in dieser woche interessiert nur wenn es zumindest ein opfer aus deutschland gibt. so stottert sich die bild halt was zusammen und die anderen machen auch irgendwie mit.
man selbst schaltete nach feierabend die glotze ein und es lief die schmierige bambiprei sverleihun g ...... [Show More]
when is a party dead paul evans brings us the best of the politics blogs from domestic politics through to the outrage this week in mumbai
nusferatu a party undead
this week lord mandelson declared camerons claims of new labours demise to be premature.
andy newman on socialist unity considered what defined the new labour project and concluded that it was built on two foundati...... [Show More]
to increase economic parity worldwide developed countries must live up to their commitments to streamline aid and remove barriers to trade writes the un millennium campaign founder
while the media confront us daily with yet more alarming news from financial markets few people are aware of the international meeting taking place at the end of this month in doha. not the moribund doha trade roun..... [Show More]
sftw auditorium Post Source: news.alleyoopster.com Posted: Nov 28 2008 20:00:19
each week iain simons chooses a game for you so you can while away a few hours. this week its auditorium. enjoy responsibly
settle down youre going to need a dark room and some headphones. after the robust pastiche of last week and the series of rather demanding adventures that preceded it we thought you might enjoy something more soothing to ease you into the weekend. aud...... [Show More]
bush and his associates continues to pursue the presidents messianic mission in the traditional domains of us power. in 2002 they supported a military coup to overthrow the elected government in venezuela headed by hugo chavez but had to slink away in the way in the face of overwhelming condemnation in latin america where democracy is not considered as quaint and...... [Show More]
the press gazette have announced the winners of their inaugural environmental journalism awards and illustrated in one move what a strange and contradictory thing such events can be. first of all what the judges got right before what they got totally wrong.
most importantly the special commendation for newcastles evening chronicle and its go green initiatives over the course o...... [Show More]
his Post Source: xzfcuj05.sblo.jp Posted: Nov 28 2008 05:23:55
lol. read the entire thing.. and laugh your ass off i called your boyfriend gay and he hit me with his purse hitoto is facing a pile of 0.55 you are my sunshine my only sunshine. says 61315 am lol nehfuck. but i has no boyfriend. ... ...... [Show More]
i pardon you turkey Post Source: news.alleyoopster.com Posted: Nov 27 2008 21:20:05
george w bush has pardoned a turkey to mark thanksgiving but its the presidents power to grant leniency to former allies who have fallen foul of the law thats causing speculation
with his term nearing its end there is speculation and concern that george w bush might give clemency to some of those former political allies who have fallen foul of the law over the past eight ye...... [Show More]
daily design snacks Post Source: www.core77.com Posted: Nov 27 2008 16:55:56
a bitesized list of whats happenin now
businessweek
review of the bizarre titaniumbristled tifinity toothbrush
wallpaper
london science museums new japanese car exhibition
design taxi
australian international design awards call for entries
pc mag
asus introduces bamboo notebook
marketwatch
cadseek shapesearching tech wi...... [Show More]
an american suicide Post Source: jonathanderbyshire.com Posted: Nov 27 2008 11:13:20
on the evening of 20 october this year a memorial service was held at amherst college massachusetts for the writer david foster wallace. wallace who graduated from amherst in 1985 had hanged himself the previous month at his home in california. he was 46.
you can read the rest of my essay about the late david foster wallace in this weeks issue of the new statesman ....... [Show More]
the new statesmans martin bright writes a more positive account of the prebudget report than youll find in most other places. but he does highlight onepotential problem withthe package there is at least one area where darling remains vulnerable however and that is over the policy to abolish the 10p tax rate which he inherited when his predecessor left for no 10. in...... [Show More]
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