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Syrian Reading List Bleg 27 Aug 2013 | 08:33 pm
Hello readers, since we’re about to start bombing somewhere can I request you tell me the best IR/war/Syrian blogs and tweeters to follow please? Filed under: Politics
Free movement for rich white people 27 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
Boris might be talking diversionary shit as usual, but the idea that any American, Canadian, Australian, Kiwi etc have to get a visa to live or work in the UK is ridiculous. It’s sweet that the power...
Tony Blair on Egypt and Syria: efficacy more important that democracy 27 Aug 2013 | 12:45 pm
To the surprise of nobody at all peace envoy Tony Blair, thinks we need another war, sorry, intervention in Syria. What he’s just said about Egypt illustrates why it has always been a terrible idea to...
Please can the press do their job? 27 Aug 2013 | 04:34 am
I know you’ve all very excited you’ve just found out what twerking is (and that you can “legitimately” watch Robin Thinke’s video at work), but can everyone turn on their safesearch and do some war re...
If you don’t know much about war or international relations, how about some quiet time? 23 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
If Assad has killed hundreds in a chemical weapon attack and the world takes no action then we are truly f*****d. #Syria — David Aaronovitch (@DAaronovitch) August 22, 2013 Aaro is clear that mass m...
How not to report on trans* people/How political correctness continues to be awesome 23 Aug 2013 | 12:45 pm
“I am Chelsea Manning. I am female,” the Army private wrote in a statement read on TODAY Thursday. “Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as...
Six links 23 Aug 2013 | 03:44 am
Media Matters: Daily Beast Publishes Piece Suggesting Prison Is Pretty Great For Transgender People Daily Mash: Russia just so gay < so gay. Wall STreet Journal: North Korea Grapples With Crystal Me...
Depressions are bad for debtors and creditors, and workers and bosses 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
To raise a point I didn’t make this morning responding to Ros: The rate of total individual insolvencies per 10,000 adults in England and Wales followed an increasing trend from 7.2 in 2000 to a peak...
Mechanisms, not morality, are driving interest rates to zero 20 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm
“For low rates” is a bit strong, this is more “how low rates.” Show me how to push against this mechanism and I’ll shut up. So, this is my argument, once more: Saving is buying something durable now ...
Blogging metapost: the first draft of everything is shit 20 Aug 2013 | 12:45 pm
A lot of my favourite bloggers have a few good ideas and just keep plugging away, inspired by events and things they find interesting, they know who they are. I’m not sure I have the discipline for th...
