I think he's Director of the Middle East Institute, a non-partisan US think tank founded after WW2. So reputable and well-networked, but still capable of making mistakes in a febrile situation -… (View Post)

This is my bizarre photo for the day. A light show advertising the screen the size of a building, dominating the White City Circle - one of the more complex signallised (with traffic lights) junction… (View Post)

Approved by the Planning Committee. Looking in the local press, it's classic NIMBYism. "I supporting housing, just not HERE .. ug, ug, ug !" Resident Simon Twohig said during last nigh… (View Post)

IMO she's trying to play tactical not strategic, and purely positional, politics. And she's not very ept. As I see it, the Cons need to get out of their hall of distorting fairground mirror… (View Post)

It's worth a read of the longish piece. By leading her to stop her treatment, he put her back in the situation she was in at diagnosis. Eating food, but no insulin being generated to metabolise … (View Post)