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Entries in June, 2008

Yet more jottings

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Some observations on recent media items that have struck me as funny, outrageous or improbable, or all three [More >>>]

Immigration: defects in policy and practice

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Derek Partridge CMG, former diplomat, writes from experience in denouncing aspects of British immigration policies and practices [More >>>]

A modest programme to save Gordon Brown (and Britain)

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

A 10 + 1 point programme for saving Gordon Brown and the nation, more in hope than expectation [More >>>]

Test post – do not read

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Test post — do not read

The Irish referendum: how to restore confidence in our political leaders

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Lessons of the Irish No vote on the Lisbon treaty: more equitable distribution of the burden of dealing with renewed inflation might help to restore confidence in political leaders and willingness to accept their recommendations on EU reform [More >>>]

Three cheers for David Davis

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

David Davis’s principled initiative has trapped New Labour in a no-win situation, but most other Tories apparently don’t get it [More >>>]

The Diva and the Little Black Dress

Sunday, June 15th, 2008

A not too serious video clip marks diva Deborah Voigt’s return to Covent Garden as Ariadne after a 4-year-old argument about a little black dress [More >>>]