December 21, 2012

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In which the otherwise estimable Danny Dorling makes the mistake of arguing with someone on the basis of Nicholas Watt’s reporting of their words! The real segregation that Labour failed to tackle was economic. Rich people in rich parts of the country became richer. Poorer parts and poorer people saw far slower improvements in their…

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Here’s something interesting. Andrew Krepinevich is quoted by the AOL News (!) blog criticising various aspects of US strategy, which is what he does. But this quote popped out of the background for me: “The American military is losing some critical sources of advantage that it’s enjoyed over the last twenty years. One is the…

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After the great success of his campaign against Obama RT @SultanAlQassemi Al Jazeera – Sheldon Adelson plans media campaign against Morsy — Tom Gara (@tomgara) December 21, 2012 At times like this it’s practically incumbent to set up as a political consultant/digital agency/constructor-class for wanktanks and take his money. We could hire James Delingpole as…

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