21 May, 2011
Posted by: Steve In: Blog|Humor|Politics|US Politics
US President Barack Obama will be conducting a State visit on Monday to Ireland. Queen Elizabeth II just concluded a State visit to Ireland which was the largest security operation undertaken by the Irish police force and Defence Forces in light of the dissident republican threat. Although the threat to Obama is far less [...]
By MICHAEL ELLIOTT When Margaret Thatcher, then 53, appeared at the door of 10 Downing Street exactly 30 years ago today, hubris and self-doubt were not things that worried her. Having won the first of what would be three general-election victories, her address to the British people was not modest and self-deprecating in the traditional [...]
04 May, 2009
Posted by: Steve In: International Affairs
The idea that America may grow up enough to admit when she is wrong, and has done the world a dis-service is the dream of many a hairy lefty. In times of desperation and fear we either show the best humanity has to offer or the worst form of our tribal savagery. Todays Huffington Post [...]
Well we have rung in the New Year. My New Years night involved celebrating with John McGuirk and Richard Waghorne, including a close call by a champagne cork. Nonetheless a happy New Year to all. Predictions for 2009. Well 2009 will be dominated by one thing. Elections. We have on the calendar local and European [...]
