I originally posted this in the comments at Crooked Timber as an aside, but thought it deserved elevation of sorts: It’s worth remembering the very limited harm that was done by Tony Blair’s stupid and wrong decision to get involved in Iraq. The net result was that: a) a lot of people internationally thought the … Continue reading Consequences, or their absence
Month: April 2010
Child abuse claims "petty gossip"? Sorry, Catholics, but the Pope is a massive eejit: http://bit.ly/aZ6MxH # I've always liked Mark Webber; I now like him even more: http://bit.ly/ckeT3G # #ebz I'm supposed to go shopping this afternoon. Hmm. http://fallenlondon.com/c/42876 # Excellent piece from @jackofkent on the Catholic Church: http://bit.ly/9o8tgz - I wonder, could they be … Continue reading What I’ve been up to, week ending 2010-04-04
Something which surprised me when I first researched moving to Sydney was that the city (in the sense of "wide urban area") has no governing authority: the CBD and some of the inner suburbs are called the City of Sydney, but the vast majority of the city (including places that are only 10 minutes' walk … Continue reading Why pointless parliaments don’t and shouldn’t exist