THERE’S been a bit of a puzzler in The City over the past few weeks. Yes, it’s all this credit crunch thing again. If, as we are told, banks aren’t lending to each other any more, if commercial paper isn’t getting rolled over (both of which are broadly true), then why aren’t the banks lining up to borrow from the Bank of England?   more »

Whats going on in Russia that no-one wants to report on it ? This from Nourishing Obscurity   more »

It’s still not too late to get involved in the Iraqi Employees campaign. Dan Hardie, who has worked incredibly hard on all this, has some tips and a form letter for inviting MPs to the speakers meeting at Parliament on October 9 next week: … There will be a meeting at Parliament on Tuesday October 9th, to call for the British Government to recognise its responsibilities and give shelter to the Iraqis endangered by their work for this country’s troops and diplomats. You can invite your MP. And if you care about these people, you should.   more »

Following on from my earlier article, more details are emerging through the blog networks of more Common Purpose involvement in Government. Cressida Dick and the Common Purpose network - early days   more »

This is a call for Gordon Brown. The people of Britain have woken up, and they are angry. They will not let you steal any more of their rights and liberties, they will not let you sell this land to foreign dictators without their say, and they will not let you continue foreign wars with impunity. Listen to the People Mr Brown, they are telling you enough, you have gone too far.   more »