Monthly Archives: March 2012

Rose-tinted spectacles

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Anarchy

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.    20 March 2010 Anarchy: decentralised direct democracy. ————- You might perhaps care to view some … Continue reading

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Pinocchio

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Marx

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Nuremberg and Athens

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Syria threatened by blitz of conferences

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.   16 March 2010 CONFERENCES TO BE HELD AS LONG AS THE SLAUGHTER CONTINUES A cunning ploy … Continue reading

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Boiled frog

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.   15 March 2012 If you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water it will … Continue reading

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Red carpet

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Calvin still rules, OK?

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“There is no alternative”

Editorial note: If you have not yet read our mission statement above, please do so in order that you can put our blogs in context.    12 March 2010 TELLING IT LIKE IT IS In politics there is always an alternative. … Continue reading

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