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Back to Brussels...
So I'm just back from three days in Brussels. Things are different there, but somehow a bit the same. It's that end-of-regime time, the run up to the European Parliament elections and the change of Commission, that funny sort of time where there's deals to be made but......Read More

Posted on: 2009-05-06 17:16:59 | Rating:

| Views: 98 | Comments: 0 | Tags: life moving Belgium Brussels UK London home expat growing up 1000 Auderghem Terveuren

Power without responsibility, in all senses
"Power without responsibility: the prerogative of the harlot throughout the ages" Somehow this has become my phrase of the week... Power without responsibility I - politics If you're following the story in the news, you're probably aware that our MPs seem to be somewhat......Read More

Posted on: 2009-05-15 19:11:44 | Rating:

| Views: 136 | Comments: 2 | Tags: politics MP parliament expenses MP expenses respect terry pratchett consequences power without responsibility responsibility press media

European elections - what are we voting for?
I've been sort of avoiding blogging on the current Euroepan elections campaign. Basically the debate in the UK has been so far from a sensible discussion about how decisions are made in the EU (of which the UK is part and from which a substantial part of UK law is directly applicable), that it......Read More

Posted on: 2009-05-26 13:56:11 | Rating:

| Views: 664 | Comments: 3 | Tags: EU Europe politics elections European elections EP elections vote voting why vote what's t about

Why voting matters even when the system is complic
,,, courtesy of the Green Party, and Nosemonkey;s site, worth sharing: <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie"......Read More

Posted on: 2009-05-26 14:07:12 | Rating:

| Views: 117 | Comments: 1 | Tags: EU Europe politics vote voting protest vote

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