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accountability Archive
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Asleep on the job
Posted on 13/05/2009 | No CommentsThis blog has commented in the past on the impact of sleep and tiredness on political decision-making, and it is interesting to see the same phenomenon arise elsewhere. The practice of the EU of taking its most important decisions at intergovernmental summits is prone to... -
The EU gets the wrong farm deal
Posted on 21/11/2008 | No CommentsEU farm ministers never tire of discussing the Common Agricultural Policy. The latest negotiations concluded in the early hours of Thursday morning, over the so-called CAP healthcheck. The aim was to revise some aspects of European agricultural policy, but without affecting its overall cost. (The... -
And welcome back, Peter Mandelson
Posted on 03/10/2008 | 5 CommentsAs one hate figure for the right departs the stage, another returns, with the appointment of Peter Mandelson as secretary of state for business. The newspapers describe this as a return for him to “government”. Well, as member of the European Commission, that’s exactly what... -
Nothing at the centre
Posted on 17/03/2008 | No CommentsA spotter draws my attention to this comment by Tony Blair, made in connection with his new role with the Climate Group attempting to negotiate a new international agreement to fight climate change. “What I found, whilst still in office as prime minister, was that... -
Too-powerful mayor
Posted on 01/02/2008 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming Published in The Independent, 1 February 2008 Sir, Steve Richards is correct to say that London needs a more powerful government to promote the interests of Londoners, but he is wrong to think that London needs a more powerful mayor (Opinion, 24 January).... -
Ways to fix the world’s (financial) system
Posted on 25/01/2008 | No CommentsThis blog used to make a habit of criticising the prime minister’s wilder ambitions for reorganising the world, but times have moved on (or rather, the prime minister has moved on) and Gordon Brown’s article in the Financial Times (“Ways to fix the world’s financial... -
What sort of human rights do we have?
Posted on 12/12/2007 | 3 CommentsAfter the protest about the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the European Parliament today, Conservative and anti-European MEP Roger Helmer asks, on his blog, “What sort of human rights do we have if we’re not even allowed to decide who governs us?” Read his comments... -
The leadership of the World Bank
Posted on 08/06/2007 | 1 CommentHere is a thought about the proposed new president of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick. He is expected to take over from Paul Wolfowitz, who is being driven out of the bank under the weight of a personal financial scandal. Mr Wolfowitz denies having done... -
Why global accountability matters
Posted on 21/12/2006 | No CommentsBy Richard Laming This article is a response to the paper “In the name of the people”, by Titus Alexander, chair of Charter 99. You can read the original paper at In the Name of the People. Dear Titus I have read with interest your... -
Magnificent and typical
Posted on 27/03/2006 | No CommentsTony Blair’s speech to the Australian parliament earlier today deserves reading. (You can read it here.) It got most attention in the press for its remarks about anti-American feeling in Europe (“madness”) but I am more interested in what he said about the battle of...
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