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David Cameron's Eu Veto Largely Political - Vince Cable
Nobody should wish for the eurozone to collapse
He said: "I read and hear a lot of people breezily predicting, almost with a sense of glee, that the eurozone is going to fall apart and this country is going to drop out of the euro. "My crystal ball is no clearer than anybody else's - what I do know is that no-one should…
Q&a: David Cameron And The Eu Summit On The Eurozone
Clegg on the UK's isolation in Europe
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg, the deputy PM, was "bitterly disappointed" with the outcome of the summit - fearing the UK would become "isolated and marginalised" within the EU. He stopped short of blaming the PM, saying he was put in a difficult position by his own backbenchers…
Shantaram (gregory David Roberts)
The wrong thing for the right reasons
‘But sometimes …’ I protested, ‘you know, what about self-defence? What about killing to defend yourself?’ ‘Yes, a good point, Lin. I want you to imagine a scene for me. You are standing in a room with a desk in front of you. On the other side of the room is your mother. A…
The Book: On The Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
Surveillance and the end of privacy
Consider the astonishing means now being made for snooping, the devices already used in offices, factories, stores, and on various lines of communication such as the mail and the telephone. Through the transistor and miniaturization techniques, these devices become ever more…