Monthly Archives: August 2010

Tweet Well, that’s the way I read the situation in Australia. The (Non)Liberals have 72, so do Labour. There’s one Green and the three ”Haystack Amigos” (Independents). There’s one seat left to declare, which is too close to call. So, assuming the worst … Continue reading →

TweetNick Clegg writes an excellent article in today’s FT but I think he ought to quit while he’s behind in this debate with the IFS. (The article is here and requires free registration to read) He makes two important points: If fairness … Continue reading →

TweetThis is an absolute classic! Unbelievable! A candidate for the mayoralty of Providence, Rhode Island – Chris Young – is given the solid gold opportunity of a couple of minutes on local television. Let’s just say, charitably, that he didn’t … Continue reading →

TweetIt’s a great delight that the Cameron family have put the wonderful community of St Endellion, Cornwall well and truly on the map, by giving their daughter the third name of “Endellion”. After a long stint at Bude, Cornwall, our … Continue reading →

TweetThe Institute of Fiscal Studies have certainly had time to do their spreadsheets. And they have said the last budget hit the poorest the most. That’s “end of” as far as I’m concerned. Let’s stop messing around with nerdish jiggery-pokery. … Continue reading →

Tweet…But you’d have to be a very good thrower. And yes, this is just an excuse to wheel out some of my photies from New York. This is the 18th century James Watson House, dwarfed by neighbouring sky scrapers at the … Continue reading →

TweetI really think that the Republicans are going down an enormous blind alley with their campaign against the Lower Manhattan mosque and, now, their feeding of the rumour/myth that Obama is a Muslim. How’s this for brain dead? Republican National … Continue reading →

TweetOn the LSE blog, Patrick Dunleavy has an fascinating post entitled ”Every key ‘Westminster model’ country now has a hung Parliament, following Australia’s ‘dead heat’ election” Dunleavy defines the “Westminster model” as follows: For the first time in history, the Australian outcome … Continue reading →

TweetI’d love to know. But, for me, the situation is summed up by this little straw in the wind from Stuff.co.nz: Labor leader and caretaker prime minister Julia Gillard said she had opened negotiations with the Greens and independents and … Continue reading →