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The United Kingdom's Changing of the Guard
May 11, 2010 2 min. read

I was a fan of Gordon Brown on climate change.  Among other virtues, he was outspoken about the Denialists and he picked up the ball on climate finance and ran with it after Copenhagen.  He is leaving No. 10 today and David Cameron will soon be the new Prime Minister.  See this from the AP. […]

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The Third Wheel
May 6, 2010 3 min. read

As I write this, British voters are going to the polls in what has been billed as one of the most exciting UK elections of the post-war period. Nick Clegg, member of the third-party Liberal Democrats, could overtake his mainstream rivals Gordon Brown (Labour) and David Cameron (Conservative). Regardless of the outcome, this is the […]

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Crackdown on BAE
February 3, 2010 2 min. read

Last week the UK’s Serious Fraud Office brought bribery charges against an agent of British defense contractor BAE. These are the first criminal charges to be brought against a company that has been under investigation for more than five years. The status of BAE is highly contentious. Unlike Siemens, another major company accused of bribery, […]

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Never too late to say you're sorry
November 18, 2009 4 min. read

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd gave an emotional apology on Sunday to the victims of a largely forgotten chapter of Western history. Addressing a crowd of about 1000 former child migrants, Rudd issued a national apology for the mistreatment they received from the government when they had been promised a new chance and a new […]

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"Oh, to be in England"
September 16, 2007 3 min. read

Well, over there you have three major political parties fighting and clawing with each other to prove who’s got the better energy and environmental plans.  Over here, you’ve got two parties who seem to compete with each other at times to see who can hold us back.  I quoted Bill McKibben in my inaugural post […]

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