Vulture Funds circle Liberia
Vulture Funds are pretty fucking vile. They buy debt of poor nations at reduced prices then take that nation to court in order to retrieve the funds. Two of these Funds, Hamash Investments and Wall Capital, both registered in the Caribbean, have

3 ideas for Media Policy
Mr. White's Bill (taken from the film "Mr White Goes to Westminster" - The Bill would create a new independent tribunal, which would adjudicate whether a media outlet had stated something untrue. If so the offended against party would be given commensurate space to write or say whatever they like. For example, if a newspaper were to publi

The East African Community is great
The East African Union is set to become a proper free trade and free movement area from the middle of next year. This is excellent news. Part of the global trade problem is the extremely high barriers erected between developing countries, especially in Africa. This Uni

The Market has "death panels" too
The American anti-healthcare right has been making a big fuss about "death panels". According to Sarah Palin a system where a panel of people decide whether society can afford to pay for your health care costs is "downright evil".

What qualifies Catherine Ashton to be EU Foreign Minister?
Now that Blair is out of the picture Brown is pushing Baroness Ashton to be