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Is it time to leave the EU?
Posted on 23/09/2011 | No CommentsI spoke at a debate earlier this week organised by the Spectator, with the subject of “Is it time to leave the EU?”; naturally, I was against the motion. Also on our side were Denis MacShane MP and Phillip Souta, director of Business for New... -
Say what you mean
Posted on 19/09/2011 | 1 CommentTory MP Mark Pritchard writes in the Daily Telegraph today calling for a two-stage referendum on British withdrawal from the European Union. The first stage is a referendum next year on whether we want to be part of a political union or only a part... -
World peace through world trade
Posted on 16/06/2011 | 1 CommentApparently it is the 100th birthday of IBM, the American computer company, formed through a merger of the Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company and the Computing Scale Company of America on 16 June 1911. Its president during the 1930s, Thomas J Watson... -
High food prices: can governments help?
Posted on 22/02/2011 | No CommentsRead a commentary here from a food industry expert that a spark for the revolutions underway across the Arab world was the high price of food. There must be something in it: countries such as Egypt and Jordan are major food importers (a lot of... -
Reforming the City
Posted on 03/12/2009 | 1 CommentThe appointment of a Frenchman as European commissioner responsible for the City of London has produced ridiculous claims by people who hail it as a victory over Anglo-Saxon capitalism, and ridiculous counter-claims by people who fear it means the end of civilisation as we know... -
Ethics, aesthetics or science?
Posted on 28/07/2009 | No CommentsThe European Union has a ban on the import of seal skins and other seal products from Canada. The ban has been supported by the European Parliament and the Council of Ministers, which is why it has become a law. The Canadian government, unsurprisingly, disapproves.... -
G20: they came, they saw, they concurred
Posted on 08/04/2009 | No CommentsLondon has regularly played host to foreign leaders. From Julius Caesar onwards, the banks of the Thames have been visited by the same figures that bestride the world stage. The local inhabitants, from the blue-coloured woad-wearers to the city gents in pinstripe suits and bowler... -
Put People First: what does it all mean?
Posted on 27/03/2009 | No CommentsThere is a march through the streets of London tomorrow, convened by a loose coalition of NGOs, churches and trade unions, under the banner of “Put people first”. They will be gathering in the same part of London as the Federal Union AGM, at the... -
Where does our water come from?
Posted on 21/08/2008 | No CommentsThe WWF published a report this week on the use and abuse of water supplies, which attracted the headline that the average person in the UK uses 4,645 litres of water day. (Read about the report here.) Where does all that water come from? The... -
CAP and the price of food
Posted on 15/07/2008 | No CommentsAn interesting discussion this afternoon on the rising price of food and what can be done about it. Newspaper headlines claim that prices are rising by 21 per cent a year, but that’s based on very selective research. A broader based measurement looking at what...
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