by nabidana | Aug 23, 2009 | commerce and trade
Libertarian Tory blogger Thomas Byrne makes some arguments recently on his blog, then debated on Twitter, about the desirability or not of state funding of University. I don’t ever do this, but as a fellow Conservative, I am sure he won’t have a problem...
by nabidana | Aug 3, 2009 | politics
Guido Fawkes’ normally excellent blog had a rather vicious go at Bell Pottinger PA guru Peter Bingle today; I was a little shocked at the visceral nature of the attack. It related to the decision of the Conservatives to urge PA companies to back off, and the...
by nabidana | Jul 29, 2009 | Hoons, politics
Yesterday nábídána said that the best way to approach the story on compensation for ex-service personnel would not be to take them to court. Quoting from yesterday’s blog post: More recently, this bizarre story about seeking to appeal compensation payments for...
by nabidana | Jul 24, 2009 | Hoons, politics, stupidity
The Norwich North by-election result has been delivered: a coup de vote which in any normal political circumstances would have a frenzied party sprinting to redress the mistakes it made and listen harder to the electorate than ever before. Not this time. Instead,...
by nabidana | Jul 16, 2009 | Hoons, politics, unstupidity
Brian Cowen, Ireland’s Prime Minister, has ‘not given up hope’ on finding a buyer for the beleaguered nation, as evidenced in photos on the website of the Roinn an Taoisigh. Speaking after today’s three meetings with potential buyers, Cowen...
by nabidana | Jul 16, 2009 | politics
Speaking after the launch of the report of An Bord Snip Nua, Ireland’s Taoiseach Brian Cowen outlined his vision for the leaner Ireland which will emerge in the aftermath of the proposed cuts. “It’s very simple,” said the Taoiseach. ...