Robert Holland, “Blue Water Empire: the British in the Mediterranean since 1800″
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I have always found something distinctly ‘un-British’ about the Mediterranean. I grew up thinking of the British empire – and British spirit – as being founded upon the open ocean: unconfined, stormy and there to be mastered.
Dave & Co. set new EU mantra
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“Growth and jobs” writes David Gow from Brussels The ink is hardly dry on the second Greek bailout within less than two years and analysts and commentators are already looking towards a third package as the sheer depth of the growth-destr...
Three steps to a strong eurozone | Henning Meyer
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We must consider what kind of eurozone we actually want, how we get there and how we avoid damaging democracy on the wayThe eurozone finance ministers agreed a new bailout for Greece last night; but this will not end the eurozone crisis. Over recent...
Grand Chamber Seeks to Clarify Balancing of Article 10 and Article 8
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Today’s guest post was written by Rónán Ó Fathaigh, one of our colleagues at the Human Rights Centre. More information on Rónán can be found on the website of the Center for Journalism Studies of Ghent University, here. The Grand Chamber of th...
That Chisora-Haye brawl: time to ban boxing
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It’s difficult to disagree with the Graun‘s boxing correspondent Kevin Mitchell when he writes about the brawl that followed Dereck Chisora’s fight with Vitali Klitschko in Germany on Saturday: “Dereck Chisora and David Hay...
That Chisora-Haye brawl: time to ban boxing
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It’s difficult to disagree with the Graun‘s boxing correspondent Kevin Mitchell when he writes about the brawl that followed Dereck Chisora’s fight with Vitali Klitschko in Germany on Saturday: “Dereck Chisora and David Hay...
our lovely Library.nu closed down by a coalition of international publishers so that we can continue to BUY their expensive books
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the best alternative seems to be this: http://gen.lib.rus.ec but not good enough… update: Some friends recommended this site. I haven’t checked it yet though… http://avaxhome.ws/ Book Publishers ‘Shut Down’ Library.nu and iFi...
Event: Federalism or nothing
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The Spinelli Group invites to a forum on democracy, economics and the social dimension of Europe.
Unpaid 'work experience' is a depressing solution to youth unemployment
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I was relatively lucky when I graduated. I only worked unpaid for around six weeks – four weeks at a think tank and two weeks here – before a newspaper started paying me to write. Lucky, because that was near enough as long as I could aff...
CALL FOR PAPERS – Developments of CJEU case law in 2010-2011 **SELECTED PAPERS**
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KSLR European Law Blog hereby invites you to submit abstracts proposing to cover topics on developments of CJEU case law in different areas during the year of 2010 – 2011. The proposed area may vary from procedural to substantial EU law,...
Many questions around the second Greek bailout remain unanswered
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We finally have an agreement on the second Greek bailout…in principle. It only took eight months. If you’re of the belief that a disorderly Greek default would have triggered Armageddon, the deal that was agreed (as ever ‘agreed’ is used loos...
Pro-ACTA lobbies fail on transparency
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The European Parliament is facing heavy lobbying in the run-up to a crucial vote on the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). Industry lobby groups are stepping up the pressure to make MEPs vote in favour of this global treaty whi...
Peter Gleick – the Johann Hari of climate 'science'
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So now we know the identity of the Fakegate fake. His name is Peter Gleick, he has a PhD from Berkeley, he's the winner of a MacArthur genius award, he's a member of the National Academy of Sciences, and he runs a Californian research organisation ca...
Does Germany really have a less regulated labour market than Britain? | Alan Manning
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The lesson from abroad is that success depends not on less or more regulation – it's about how smart that regulation isAt the weekend, hundreds of thousands of Spaniards marched in protest against the Conservative government's proposed changes to l...
Erkan quoted here: “Discarding Reform, Turkey Uses the Law to Repress [there is also the Turkish version]
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Attacks on the Press in 2011: Turkey’s Legal Problem Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, buoyed by a landslide election victory, has led an attack on press freedom. (AP/Boris Grdanoski) With the aid of anachronistic legislation...
Quote of the day: London Liberals edition
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According to the Guardian: “It has emerged that moves are afoot to see if the party can be described as “London Liberal Democrats” on the election ballot papers to bolster the party’s campaign across the twin polls.” You...
Tory who slapped elderly UKIP Councillor won’t resign
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A Tory councillor who last week unleashed a stinging slap across the face of a UKIP councillor has stated she will not resign over the incident. Penny Jackman is facing mounting pressure to step down from her New Forest councillor role, after an ele...
Scapegoat Spain: cucumber-hating Germans, sports-jealous French?
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In early February the French puppet show 'Les Guignols de l'info' - rather like the UK's 'Spitting Image' - broadcast three satirical videos poking fun at Spanish sportsmen for doping. The Spanish nation say the French crossed the line. The pan-Europ...
Putin’s Campaign Chief Dismisses Internet as ‘Dump’
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Vladimir Putin has never been a big fan of the Internet. His presidential campaign chief, Stanislav Govorukhin, 75, is even more skeptical---he called the Internet "a dump" and claimed it’s controlled by the U.S. government.
To celebrate British culture you have to believe in it
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Eric Pickles is launching a campaign to affirm a sense of British identity in the school curriculum, along with pressure for immigrants to learn to speak English. Fine idea. In fact, an absolutely essential initiative if Britain is not to fragment in...
Is Cameron trying to dodge (another) PMQs?
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Recently Michael Dugher laid out the facts that suggest the PM is dodging PMQs – in particular by scheduling parliamentary business for a Friday, rather than a Wednesday. And the government have done it again. In Parliament’s order paper toda...
We don't have any 'job snobs' in our family
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My 18 year-old and 16 year-old are outraged: why are middle-aged journos with great salaries, and a job that allows them to pontificate, sneering at a chance to work? Stacking shelves at Tesco? Great! Sweeping floors at Boots? Cool! The boys aren't "...
Germany doesn’t want more of your eurozone goods
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Remember how this eurozone mess largely boils down to a balance of payments problem? The peripherals have current account deficits and the northern countries have surpluses. As...
Markets Live transcript 21 Feb 2012
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Markets Live chat transcript for the chat ending at 12:26 on 21 Feb 2012. Participants in this chat were: Paul Murphy Bryce Elder/FT PM Hi therePM HI therePM WelcomePM...
Responding to the Economic Crisis: Public Law in a Post-Lisbon Age
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Prof. Kenneth A. Armstrong European institutions have reacted to the economic crisis by adopting a range of legal instruments intended to strengthen economic governance. With the adoption of the muscular ‘six pack’ of legislative measures, the ta...
Big government conservatives are more electable than libertarians – just ask Rick Santorum
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Last night I found myself discussing Canadian politics with the talk show host, Charles Adler. The subject was a new poll that reflects on the profound political changes sweeping North America. L’Actualite reports that 37 percent of respondents...
NEW and IMPROVED newsroom on europa.eu: get the first glimpse!
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A guest blog from Monica Solombrino, Europa WebTeam In the last few months we have been working at integrating and improving the design of the news and press sections of the EU site (EU press room, EU news, EU calendar and Media centre). All those si...
Refounding Labour is about winning elections
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With just over two and a half months until polling day, most Constituency Labour Parties (CLPs) are focussed on the nitty gritty of the campaign, and last year’s debate about the Refounding Labour proposals is not at the front of activists’ minds...
'Taxidermia': Hungarian horror film or historical allegory?
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As a Hungarian film scoops second prize at the Berlin film festival 2012, we focus on a gem from 2006. Few films lend themselves to as many readings as this film from the-then 33-year-old director György Pálfi. His second movie remains a critique o...
