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This is the Age of neck-and-neck.

How apt that in the teeth of apparent climate change, every debate these days seems to be a […]

John Ward August 20, 2010 Al Gore, Dead heats, Dubya, Gillard, Reagan, Thatcher

Great American Myths, nos 5 and 6.

Barack Geithner A staggering one third of all US voters think Barack Obama is a Muslim. And although […]

John Ward August 20, 2010 Barack Obama, but kind of understandable., misconceptions, Tim Geithner

Jimmy Reid and the problem with Labour

It was quite a touching funeral service for Jimmy Reid yesterday. Although Billy Connelly went on far too […]

John Ward August 20, 2010 friend of the poor, honest competence., Jimmy Reid, libertarian, SDP

Breaking….How James Delingpole lost 22 miles of oil.

The Slog examines oil dispersal theories, and decides upon some bollocks dispersal. James Delingpole (left) of the Daily […]

John Ward August 20, 2010 22 miles, climate ecology debate, Gulf oil slick, James Delingpole wrong, more constructive.

Three score years and ten

It was a wonderful wedding on the island of Anglesey, marred only by the hotel staff the following […]

John Ward August 19, 2010 Anglesey, Einat, Israelis, Nazis, Neil Kinnock., Stalingrad, Steve, Wedding

GREEK DEFAULT: Spin and Truth collide as always

THE SPIN ‘Greece’s strong action to reduce its budget deficit should pave the way for the payment of […]

John Ward August 19, 2010 deficit reduced by 46%, gdp falls by 1.5% in Q2 2010., Greece, tax income below expectations, very high bond yields demanded

EURONUTS: The tax loonies just keep on trying…

An internal EU Commission paper is outlining plans for a new tax on all types of natural resources, […]

John Ward August 19, 2010 EU proposal for tax on raw materials, Hendrik Kafsack.

DEFICIT CRISIS: SHOCK FOR BIG 4 AS MOODY’S MULLS CREDIT DOWNGRADE

Spanish newspaper El Pais is quoting a Moody’s credit agency assertion that a shortlist exists of major countries […]

John Ward August 19, 2010 credit downgrades, El Pais., France, Germany, Moodys warning, UK, US

BANKING: Heavy lobbying pays off as banks get huge cut in capital requirements.

Barclays’ Marcus Agius….Bonus Maximus In a decision that could’ve come straight from New Labour’s press office, the Basle […]

John Ward August 19, 2010 Breaking....Basle III rules, let-off for banks, quelle surprise.

Breaking….LibDem MPs go for Coalition jugular

Green and drug addled friend LibDem MPs up the pressure on Cameron with query on Philip Green’s tax […]

John Ward August 19, 2010 Breaking...LibDem MPs, Coalition, david cameron., Philip Green, Simon Hughes, Tax affairs, Vince Cable, voting reform

ANALYSIS: KARZAI MOVES TO CREATE HIS DICTATORSHIP

The Afghani Parliamentary election arrangements next month will be carefully massaged by the circle around President Hamid Karzai. […]

John Ward August 18, 2010 Afghan elections, George Bush, Karzai corruption plans, Tony Blair, UN, utter waste.

GLOBAL OUTLOOK: TEN QUESTIONS FOR THE CRASH-DENIERS

I find it interesting the degree to which, with all the signs, symptoms and policies present and correct […]

John Ward August 18, 2010 global recession, no reasons why not., ten reasons why

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