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Why we posted this: Prince Charles has intervened once again, but this time for real. Lord Rogers is right to say it’s a constitutional disgrace. The Telegraph should know better than to cheer Charles on. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Media / Politics / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on June 17th, 2009
Why we posted this: The dust is settling on a major political and economic ruction in the UK. So far, the evidence is that our democratic process and economic management will change a little, and for the better. Most people won’t notice or care. More »
Themes: Media / Money / Politics / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on June 13th, 2009
Why we posted this: People have forgotten how badly they need to be governed by an elite. The exposure of MP’s allowances in the Daily Telegraph shows just how far we have gone in misunderstanding the problem of public service. The paper of the professions has descended into tabloid destructiveness. More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Politics / Society / Truth & Trust. Posted by Richard D North on May 9th, 2009
Why we posted this: It’s official: the Israeli military did not – as widely reported at the time – shell a United Nations school in Gaza, killing 43 in its grounds. Time for an apology by the reporters? More »
Themes: Campaigning / Green / Interrogating the Media / Media / Politics. Posted by Richard D North on February 4th, 2009
Why we posted this: The idea that protest is almost always good and being strict with it almost always bad is not necessarily sensible. So why shouldn’t the UK government consider blocking a legal loophole used by lawyers and juries to let protesters off? More »
Themes: Campaigning / Food / Green / Politics / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on December 31st, 2008
Why we posted this: It really matters that there’s no point hammering the rich. It doesn’t hurt them and may hurt the poor. More »
Themes: Money / Politics / Society. Posted by Richard D North on November 29th, 2008
Why we posted this: What’s the right response to the financial crisis? Are commentors and politicians speaking their minds or are some spouting conveniently compassionate guff? More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Media / Money / Politics / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on November 25th, 2008
Why we posted this: The media has mostly accepted as reasonable the idea common amongst blacks that until Obama it wasn’t worth voting. This is worth challenging. More »
Themes: Interrogating the Media / Politics / Rights / Truth & Trust. Posted by Richard D North on November 5th, 2008
Why we posted this: Public relations people are supposed to be like lawyers, aren’t they? They don’t have to agree with their clients’ messages or be too fussy who they work for. The system may have suffered some collateral damage in Russia’s “August War” in Georgia. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Media / Politics / Rights / The Good Corporation / Truth & Trust. Posted by Paul Seaman on September 6th, 2008
Why we posted this: You can’t have too much international law – right? Wrong. Whilst one hopes for a nice global order of decency, it may be wise to let things stay untidy. More »
Themes: Campaigning / Politics / Rights. Posted by Richard D North on July 9th, 2008