The curious case of Peter Mandelson, forgiven (again) for having done nothing wrong
Sunday, July 25th, 2004Peter Mandelson is to be UK’s EU Commissioner. If I were in his shoes, I’d sue the lot of them.
Entries in July, 2004
You Couldn’t Make It Up (2): New 10-year Plan For Transport
Sunday, July 25th, 2004How to abandon a ten-year plan after four years
UN and Iraq: Blair’s version of history
Thursday, July 22nd, 2004My letter in the Independent about how the prime minister tried to re-write history once again over who was responsible for the failure to secure UN authority for the attack on Iraq
Ephems’ new look
Tuesday, July 20th, 2004A new template for Ephems (since replaced)
Iraq: promises, promises, broken, broken
Saturday, July 17th, 2004None of Mr Blair’s conditions for war was satisfied: there was no UN resolution authorising the use of force, no support for such a resolution by a majority of members of the Security Council, and no veto, unreasonable or otherwise, nor any need for one.
What the Butler Committee Saw
Friday, July 16th, 2004Reflections on the Butler report on intelligence about Iraq WMD, or lack of them
Butler Team Photo
Friday, July 16th, 2004The Butler Team Photo
A question of honour
Friday, July 16th, 2004The report on the honours system by the Select Committee on Public Administration
Diplomatic curiosities
Friday, July 16th, 2004Unorthodox speeches and behaviour by British diplomats
You Couldn’t Make It Up department (1): HRHarpists
Friday, July 16th, 2004About royal harpists
