News
Thoughts on news stories. Sometimes I try to interpret the events, and sometimes see what may happen in the future: two very dangerous things to do. They are also a kind of personal press cuttings. I am a bemused and often confused observer of news and current affairs.
13 May 2012
Greece: exit from the eurozone?
1 May 2012
French presidential election and austerity
19 April 2012
French presidential election, 2012: all over for Mr Sarkozy?
13 April 2012
North Korea's failed rocket launch
11 April 2012
French presidential election, 2012
17 February 2012
Greece, the euro, and patience
21 December 2011
ECB, liquidity and sovereign debt
20 December 2011
16 December 2011
9 December 2011
4 December 2011
China's foreign reserves policy
8 November 2011
End of Mr Berlusconi's premiership?
1 November 2011
6 August 2011
US and China: collusion collapsing?
28 July 2011
17 July 2011
19 May 2011
2 May 2011
18 March 2011
17 March 2011
11 February 2011
Egypt: President Mubarak steps down
24 November 2010
12 November 2010
World economy: uncertain future
5 November 2010
26 July 2010
Venezuela and Colombia: war drums beating?
24 July 2010
22 July 2010
Kosovo independence: not illegal, therefore legal?
21 July 2010
20 July 2010
18 July 2010
1 July 2010
What's happening in Kyrgyzstan? (2)
23 June 2010
4 June 2010
31 May 2010
27 May 2010
26 May 2010
Justice for Cambodia, food for Chad
20 May 2010
12 May 2010
Cutting deficit, Spanish style
11 May 2010
9 May 2010
6 May 2010
30 April 2010
Political uncertainty and market confidence
28 April 2010
9 April 2010
8 April 2010
State of emergency in Kyrgyzstan and Thailand
7 April 2010
What's happening in Kyrgyzstan?
6 April 2010
31 March
30 March 2010
12 March 2010
Bankers, lawyers and accountants
18 February 2010
Identities stolen by a spying agency?
16 February 2010
Winter Olympics | London's Schadenfreude
14 February 2010
11 February 2010
A deal to save Greece and the euro
3 February 2010
25 January 2010
22 January 2010
16 January 2010
15 January 2010
12 January 2010
6 January 2010
29 December 2009
28 December 2009
26 December 2009
Attempting to bring down an aeroplane
25 December 2009
18 December 2009
16 December 2009
14 December 2009
Is British Airways too big to fail?
29 November 2009
25 November 2009
24 November 2009
23 November 2009
19 November 2009
17 November 2009
25 September 2009
3 September 2009
14 August 2009
Releasing the Lockerbie bomber
8 August 2009
30 July 2009
From consumption of expression to consumption of experience
25 July 2009
7 July 2009
6 July 2009
3 July 2009
2 July 2009
1 July 2009
29 June 2009
22 June 2009
UK politics | Mr Bercow is the new Speaker
21 June 2009
UK politics | Electing the new Speaker | Plot thickens
21 June 2009
12 June 2009
Iranian election | Renewed hope for peace?
6 June 2009
Cricket | Sensational humiliation
4 June 2009
5 May 2009
Europe | Dangerous times ahead?
30 April 2009
27 April 2009
Swine flu | When you thought it couldn't get worse ...
1 April 2009
19 March 2009
The ever-worsening reputation of the Swiss
2 March 2009
Economic crisis | European anger at Britain
17 February 2009
Global warming, nuclear power and genetically modified crops
7 February 2009
Cricket | West Indies are back!
20 January 2009
Obama presidency | Yes we will
2 January 2009
Middle East | Israel's impossible condition for victory?
27 December 2008
Middle East | Israel's long-term strategy?
30 November 2008
27 November 2008
17 November 2008
Recession | LAT masthead: "foreclosure sale"
12 November 2008
US | To save or not to save G.M.
9 November 2008
Obama presidency | What will happen first?
7 November 2008
US presidential election | Inebriated Brummie reports from America
4 November 2008
US presidential election | Finally ...
30 October 2008
US presidential election | A big lump of splitters
29 October 2008
US presidential election | "Redistribution"
28 October 2008
UK politics | John Prescott and class
26 October 2008