Tony Blair has been placed in the frame to become the first permanent President of the EU after France launched a campaign to install him in the powerful new Brussels job. Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, touted the former Prime Minister as his preferred candidate after Gordon Brown and fellow leaders agreed the EU Reform Treaty, which establishes the new post from January 2009.   more »

Following on from my piece earlier this week about where NuLab gets its ideas from....DK has come up with this revealing piece. Today I was reading a book. And that book reminded me of a man that I had not thought of for a very long time. The man's name was Alphonse Bertillon. Alphonse Bertillon (April 23, 1853—February 13, 1914) was a French law enforcement officer and biometrics researcher...   more »

This story illuminates a small corner of how our legislators and our Executive function – apparently, by mistake mislaying an Act of Parliament. Now that treason rears it’s ugly head .. this comical nonsense takes on a new and deeper significance.   more »