So, the Gillard Government, starting with the PM herself, is already distancing itself from a taxpayer-funded study which claimed that celebrating the centenary of ANZAC could be divisive. This shows that the Gillard Government is not suicidally stupid ( Read more... )

About Norway’s “gentle” system not coping with a mass murderer.

About the riots, poor policing and breakdown in the UK’s work and reward system. The English riots and a wider class war.

Drug use is declining in the UK among young adults.

Fear in Brussels. The likelihood of a Greek default is rising. Predicting a request for the US to bail out ( Read more... )

19 killed in stampede at German music festival.

Noting that European politics has been moving rightwards for both cyclical and structural reasons.

About the euro and political sovereignty.

About Portugal’s experience with drug decriminalisation.

The fertility rate of Danish migrants is now falling to that of the general Danish population ( Read more... )