Considering the geographical location of TheEye, it may be easy to dismiss this post as parochial, but it is far from that. Recently the Spanish government made claim to all of Gibraltar’s territorial waters under the pretext of environmental protection. When presented with the fait accompli by the EU, the […]
Just when you thought you knew all of the ways that mankind is doomed and how we are all going to burn / freeze / *insert environmental catastrophe here* then along comes another one. Now we’re all going to die of oxygen reduction, and guess who is at fault? New […]
Senator Edward Kennedy is demonstrating his (seldom doubted) commitment not to end his time on this earth – which has more or less been “dedicated” to “public service” as Senator for Life from the People’s Republic of Massachusetts – without demonstrating, sadly with seem to be literally his last breaths, […]
…they just appear on state-run television. From Reuters: Former leader Fidel Castro appeared on Sunday on Cuban television for the first time since June of last year in a video of him chatting with students from Venezuela. Castro, 83, appeared to be in good condition as he spoke with the […]
The answer must be NO otherwise there will be murder and TheEye may have to blog from gaol. In the US, Senator Arlen Specter (called today – Sunday) for hearings to scrutinize a guide for veterans’ end-of-life care which one former Bush official says sends a “hurry-up-and-die” message to injured […]
Amid scenes of delirium unwitnessed in South London since the unforgettable summer of 2005, England’s cricketers reclaimed the Ashes on a tumultuous fourth afternoon at The Oval, as Australia’s brave resistance – led by a century of incredible mental fortitude from Michael Hussey – was unpicked, wicket by wicket, minute […]
In the history of corrupt failing administrations, a dishonourable mention in dispatches will always be reserved for this current effort by the Labour Party. It’s a relief that it won’t go on for much longer. In the meantime, though, they seem to try every day to plumb new depths. Kevan […]
Those of a certain era might associate stockpiling with the Cuban Missile Crisis, or the days when the unions would start a strike if the beer ran out in the workers canteen. This is not one of those occasions. Instead, that insidious organisation determined to irritate us in every nook […]
Who remembers the EU budget meeting in 2005 when that nice Mr Blair went to give those nasty men in Brussels a firm talking to? He went strongly demanding that the French please possibly accept opening talks about fiddling with the Common Agricultural Policy. Not ‘reforming’ it. Oh no. Not […]
Always a blog willing to bask in the reflected glory of others, please join the other three co-conspirators on All Seeing Eye in congratulating David Vance on achieving two very creditable ratings on the Total Politics Annual Blog Poll 2009 for A Tangled Web. 5th place in Northern Ireland Blogs23rd […]
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