June 18, 2012
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I appear to have been listed among prestigious company in Foreign Policy magazine’s Twitterati Top 100. I’m rather flattered, it must be said – not least because Foreign Policy’s been rather good of late. In fact, I have a draft … Continue reading
June 7, 2012
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There’s infinitely more being written about the EU these days than when I started this blog 9+ years ago. Some of it is excellent, some of it interesting, some of it utterly fatuous. My aim with this blog has always … Continue reading
December 29, 2011
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The dangers of having a blog approaching its 9th birthday – there’s lots of stuff going on in the back end, and things seem to have broken with the latest WordPress upgrade. Hence reversion to a more simple theme than … Continue reading
December 3, 2010
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As long-time readers will know, one of this blog’s lasting obsessions is the portrayal of the EU in the British media. Hell, the rampant bias and distortions (from both the pro- and the anti- camps) were pretty much what got … Continue reading
October 16, 2010
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Some thoughts… Continue reading
September 3, 2010
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I’m currently being migrated to a new server / hosting company, and upgrading to the latest version of WordPress at the same time – it appears that this is causing a few issues along the way. Apparently the RSS feed … Continue reading
August 27, 2010
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Horrifically busy in the real world, hence the longest break in blogging on this site in more than six years. I am, however, still commenting away about the EU (among other things) in 140 characters or less on Twitter on … Continue reading
May 20, 2010
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Details here. I’ve been named the UK finalist in the internet section for my June 2009 post on the percentage of UK laws that come from the EU (also published on Liberal Conspiracy and BlogActiv). From the announcement: “An article … Continue reading
March 22, 2010
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Insanely busy in the real world, is all. I even missed this place’s 7th birthday… If you want to find a bit more EU-related commentary in the meantime, your first port of call should be Bloggingportal.eu – a handy aggregator … Continue reading
January 31, 2010
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Forgot all about this, as the interview was originally conducted back in October, but it’s in the latest issue of Shift Mag, which focusses on Euroscepticism. Have a gander at the whole lot here or, below the fold, check out … Continue reading
September 7, 2009
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All kinds of real-world excitement of late, including some very good news on the job front just this morning, has kept me off blogging for a bit. However, I’ve been informed that if anyone fancied leaving comments in support of … Continue reading
July 29, 2009
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A new European blogging platform I’ve been helping to develop, aimed at raising the level of debate Continue reading
June 9, 2009
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For those that missed the Twitter heads-up, I was back on BBC World News Today last night discussing the European election results. The programme itself can be watched on the BBC’s iPlayer here for a short while – the segment … Continue reading
May 28, 2009
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Check me out – BBC World News Today earlier (broadcast c.7pm UK time on BBC4 and BBC World), discussing the EU Elections – I’m a regular media whore. If you’re based in the UK, you can get my slightly nervous … Continue reading