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The curious back to front world of ideological Conservatism
David Cameron, Prime Minister & Leader of the Conservative Party, United Kingdom: Radical Leader of the New Right or podgy faced old buffer and obstacle to reform? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)...
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For the Pan Arabist Political Pygmy’s there is no eternal rest
English: Arafat and Barak in peace negotiations. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Riyadh: Tuesday 27th November 2012: We should be extremely careful in seeking to apply western proverbial wisdom to scenarios...
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The Story of Fairness: Part 1: Shape-Shifter
Hard to pin down. Is fairness in our DNA? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Riyadh: Monday 3rd December 2012 I have wanted to write about the concept of fairness since before I have considered blogging. And...
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The Story of Fairness: Part 2: Children and Animals
Activation of Brain Region Predicts Altruism. (Photo credit: –Tico–) Riyadh: Tuesday 4th December 2012 In a memory of early adolescence (I was maybe 13), we were playing football on the small strip...
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The Story of Fairness: Part 3: Fairness And Job
Riyadh: Tuesday 4th December 2012: National mosque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Photo credit: Wikipedia) In part 2 of this series of posts on Fairness, we looked at the way in which fairness is...
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The Story of Fairness: Part 4: Fairness and Job’s
David Lloyd George: The Peoples Budget changed the direction of liberal thought. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Riyadh: Wednesday 5th December 2012: In his book, Civilization, The West and The Rest, the...
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Geopolitical Realities: Part 1: Obama, Britain & The EU
Schengen Agreement (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Riyadh: Saturday 19th January 2013 No one who has followed American politics for the last 18 months can be in any doubt that President Obama cuts a slightly...
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Democracy, History and the Lessons of the Iraq War
President George W. Bush applauds former Prime Minister Tony Blair after presenting him Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, with the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom during ceremonies in the East Room of the...
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Freedom and ‘The Dictatorship of the Majority’
World map showing the 2008 (based in 2007 data) countries considered “electoral democracies” (in blue), according to American organization Freedom House. Reference: Freedom in the World 2010; Freedom...
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The duplicity of The British “Ugly Tax”
Wedding Day or Pay Day? (Photo credit: Fikra) Riyadh, Wednesday 3rd July 2013 Earlier this week a British Conservative MP, Tim Laughton, made a point of reminding the Conservative wing of the coalition...
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