Another split in the European Left?
Euronews reports a split in the European left group in the new European Parliament, this is followed up by some further reporting. I have not yet finished my reading, but this does not seem...
View ArticleDuffield resigns the Labour Whip
Rosie Duffield MP has resigned the Labour Whip and done so with an excoriating letter to Sir Keir Starmer.
View ArticleSir Keir goes to Brussels
Starmer met Ursula Von Der Leyen in Brussels yesterday. It seems they couldn’t agree on what to say. Here are my notes and links … A preview mainly on immigration/youth mobility from Politico. A joint...
View ArticleInfringements of the Withdrawal Agreement
This is a notes page. I think the EU has instigated six infringement processes against the UK. Several, maybe the majority of these relate to the “Internal Market Bill”, and maybe the “Windsor...
View ArticleTony Benn and his legacy
The Commonwealth of Britain bill [ wikipedia | parliament ] was raised at the Chartist Conference yesterday and oddly I was notified tody of a conference on his legacy for next year. I mentioned him...
View ArticleThe next Commission
I was looking at a piece of project work, considering the next Commission of EU . It seems that either part of VdL’s manifesto for the 24/29 programme or her letters to Commissioner designates...
View ArticleGames in 2024
Class Wargames decided to play W40K which set me thinking. About boardgames and DnD again. Boardgames The W40K stuff took me towards the Battle of Actium. I found two games on Board Game Geek, and...
View ArticleSimple clean themes
For various reasons I had a look at alternative themes. I am currently using one called minnow, or on this wiki which I believe is no longer supported. In particular I find it frustrating that the...
View ArticleRacing in Yachts
I went to Barcelona to see some of the Americas cup live. It’s been a while and so I needed to revise my knowledge of the rules of the road. Google’s AI, after a prompt, offers various explanations,...
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