Does the murder of a British citizen, in London, apparently on the orders of a foreign government, constitute an “armed attack” in the sense of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty?
Intriguing future scenarios for Scotland. Looking good or looking bad?
After the election: the Dutch SP in government
Talking options and strategies for the real Dutch left
Yorkshire Ranter: Enron and Iraq
Berlusconi: The Pinochet Defence
Time for a new way of funding religious societies? – On the Times’ campaign against “persecution” of Christians
Pan’s Labyrinth: fantastic exploration of fascism’s horror
Saw it yesterday. See it for yourself.
What’s most fascinating about this lament to socialism perdu is the central thesis:
It is axiomatic, since the death of socialism, that governments must everywhere retreat… Liberalisation, privatisation and global policies of “small government” (except in the areas of defence and law and order) have led to a withdrawal by governments from areas of concern, which, until recently, had been seen as their primary functions.
He’s 180 degrees wrong. In fact, the state is hungrier than it’s ever been. Read More