Mr Diab has had a couple of cracking articles recently.
Talking about the Middle East:
in many ways, colonial rule has not ended. Although direct rule stopped more than half a century ago, with the exception of Iraq since 2003, indirect rule never ceased. Continue reading ‘Khaled Diab and his wise words’
You’ve probably heard about the new proposed Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions.
Related to the Tobin Tax that has been suggested for a while, the idea is that by taxing financial transactions of the city by 0.05%, $400Bn could be raised for good causes.
But here are some uncomfortable questions: Continue reading ‘Robin Hood Tax? More like Oliver Twist crumbs…’
I went last Friday to see TB at the Iraq Inquiry.
I was meant to be in the ‘additional viewing facility’ but was called on Thursday by someone in the Cabinet Office saying a space in the inquiry room had become available.
Lucky me.
The room was no larger than a classroom, and there were four rows of fifteen seats and a little velvet cordon. The weirdest part was the atmosphere. It felt like one of awe and deference, which to me, felt plain wrong. There were a few family members behind me, and whenever they mumbled anything, a whole bunch of people would swing round with evil stares and jutting jaws. Why was Tony Blair so sacred? Continue reading ‘Tony Blair’s drift into insanity’
