Monthly Archives: January 2009

Last Thursday, Caroline Fourest and her cameraman Xavier Liberman were thrown out of a meeting of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva. They had been filming a programme for the (excellent*) Franco-German TV channel Arte. For some reason, … Continue reading →

From the comments at Simply Jews: Compare this: “I am standing in a queue waiting to buy a train ticket from London to Canterbury. A well-dressed lady standing behind me informs her friend that she “can’t wait till Israel disappears … Continue reading →

I humbly suggest you read this post from Bob from Brockley.

Now the ice has come… no one can sail by the old route without risking death Those were the words of a fourteenth-century Norwegian monk, quoted by Fernand Braudel. I’d never really thought about who my intellectual heroes are, before … Continue reading →

Here’s an interesting essay at the ecofascism website: Environmentalism is the social movement of the “landed interest” – an interest parallel to that of neither business nor labour. “Environmentalism” is readily identifiable in early 19th century Britain. This essay draws … Continue reading →

Sorry about the infrequency of posting. Work pressures. Might ease a bit now.

Here.

This is, of course, the most interesting class of things. I’m reading Power and Plenty at the moment. I generally think protectionism is a bad thing. But on p.347 it is argued that Britain’s rise to wealth during the Industrial … Continue reading →

Andrew Roberts argues here that: In the avalanche of abuse and ridicule that we are witnessing in the media assessments of President Bush’s legacy, there are factors that need to be borne in mind if we are to come to … Continue reading →