Leading Navy commander says climate change could be “the tipping point to cause conflict”
In a interview on the FCO website Rear Admiral Morisetti has said climate change is a threat multiplier and could be “the tipping point to cause conflict”.
Yearly Archives: 2010
Cynicysm and praise for new Tory approach to gay rights
The Liberal Democrats have launched a renewed attack on the Conservative party’s record on gay rights, insisting there was a gulf between their words & actions.
Finking about stimulus
The position of Fraser Nelson and Guido Fawkes on deficits should hearten the left. Tax cuts are stimulative but spending rises even more so.
Questions Fox must answer over close links to Sri Lankan “dictator”
Sri Lanka’s president is facing mounting pressure from the international community over accusations of human rights abuses, war crimes, dictatorship & Liam Fox.
Robinson affair: Calls for first minister to publish legal advice
Doubts will surround the Northern Ireland first minister unless he publishes legal advice he claimed cleared him of any wrongdoing in the affairs of his wife.
Hannan-omics: “factual inaccuracies, dubious assertions”
Daniel Hannan has praised Georgia’s economic policy. But experts say his piece has “serious factual inaccuracies” and “dubious, to say the least, assertions.”
Lifting the lid on child detention
Children’s Commissioner Sir Al Aynsley-Green has said the detention of immigrant children is wrong. The report is the latest in a series critical of the current process.
Politics Summary: Thursday, February 18th
On the fifth anniversary of the fox hunting ban, the BBC reports that Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has written to the Tory leader urging him to rule out a repeal of the ban. The letter outlines how the ban hastest
OECD: Britain meets aid promises, EU partners fall behind
In 2005, 15 EU countries committed to spend 0.51% of GNI on international development by 2010. Britain is among the majority of countries to have met the target.
Nasty party: Tory poster spoof swaps humour for bile
The nasty party is back. The ConservativeHome’s new poster spoof website exchanges humour for bile.