It’s the Personality, Stupid.
From the Democratic debate in New Hampshire last night, it’s now clear that the contest between the candidates has effectively come down to two key characteristics which, in 2008 will matter the most to voters. ...
Backing the wrong horse
Benizir Bhutto’s assassination this week rightly sparked widespread revulsion and protests across the globe, from ordinary people and politicians alike. Love her or loathe her, the murder of a political figure by their opponents (whoever, ...
What Shade of green?
Is ‘greenness’ simply a lifestyle choice? A lot of us, this blog’s readership included, might be perfectly comfortable with that assertion. Thanks to events over the past decade or so, the ‘green’ lifestyle has become ...
The Green Age
When Oscar, a furry emerald Muppet living in a trash can down Sesame Street coined the phrase ‘it’s not easy being green’, it was a fair description of the environmentalist’s dilemma. A relatively short time ...
Bob’s Ballon
In response to: Madeleine Bunting, June 4, 2007 The Guardian While, on the whole you make some pretty good points, it does concern me that you seem to regard Bob Geldof as synonymous with the ...
Let the Buyer Beware
On Thursday I was in London at the Trade Justice Movement’s rally outside the Embassy of Germany (who currently hold the European Unions’s rotating presidency), followed by visits to each EU embassy, in my case ...
The Development Dilemma
A few days ago The Guardian newspaper reported on an MOD study looking at the strategic situation for Britain’s armed forces 30 years down the line. One of its main assumptions, with good reason, is ...
