Author Archives: Lord Soley

Technology and Xmas shopping

Lord Soley 23/12/2011 – 6:05 pm

Standing in the rain waiting for a bus to to take me to complete my Christams shopping I used the text message advertised on the bus stops which enables you to know when the bus is coming. True – I got a few odd looks from the rural bus queue in Oxfordshire as I typed in [...]

Written at 6:05 pm on 23/12/2011, by Lord Soley

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Myanmar and the rule of law

Lord Soley 20/12/2011 – 10:00 pm

I had a useful meeting with the Ambassador of Myanmar last week. He and his deputy were interested in the rule of law project I have established in Abu Dhabi and Palestine. This regime is now keen to change and have entered into meaningful discussions with Aung San Suu Kyi. So I am looking at [...]

Written at 10:00 pm on 20/12/2011, by Lord Soley

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North Korea – the world ducks a moral challenge

Lord Soley 20/12/2011 – 9:45 pm

It would be hard to imagine a more brutal and dangerous regime then that in  North Korea. Raving optimists will hope that this family dynasty will suddenly convert to democracy and the rule of law. I don’t think so. I desperately hope I can be proved wrong but I doubt it. And yet if China [...]

Written at 9:45 pm on 20/12/2011, by Lord Soley

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Nano technology and the economy

Lord Soley 11/12/2011 – 11:21 am

Lord Haskel who oftens puts posts on here talking of the importance of manufacturing led a useful debate last Thursday. I spoke of the importance of science and technology in the 6 minutes allocated to me. I wanted to draw attention to the rapidly expanding influence of nano technology and did so in the following [...]

Written at 11:21 am on 11/12/2011, by Lord Soley

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Britain and the EU

Lord Soley 09/12/2011 – 11:00 pm

Whether as a result of political inexperience or fear of his own backbenchers David Cameron has marginalised the UK in Europe and that won’t be easily reversed. It poses a challenge to all British political parties and their leaders. The 26 EU members will create a much closer political and economic union and they can [...]

Written at 11:00 pm on 09/12/2011, by Lord Soley

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