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EU – in or out?

Lord Soley 09/12/2011 – 7:50 am

So the UK is now effectively sidelined from full membership of the EU and all with the (apparent) support of the Liberal Democrats. Extraordinary! I shall return to the issue - this is the point at which the UK has to decide what sort of relationship it wants with Europe and with the wider world.

Written at 7:50 am on 09/12/2011, by Lord Soley

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Winds of Change 2

Lord Soley 07/12/2011 – 7:00 am

On the 3rd October 2011 I wrote a post on the relationship between the UK and the EU ( http://lordsoftheblog.net/2011/10/03/winds-of-change/ ) I think the potential threat to British policy is growing more significant. David Cameron is being excluded from the key decisions in Europe. Germany and France are determined to put the political structure of the EU before the immediate solution of the ec […]

Written at 7:00 am on 07/12/2011, by Lord Soley

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DNA Data base

Lord Soley 30/11/2011 – 10:58 am

There was a useful debate on the government's desire to reduce the data base for DNA in cases where people have been suspected of involvement in crime. It is a couple of years ago that I suggested a voluntary data base which would be open to all and which I hoped would become a national base when people saw that it did not pose a risk  but would offer very real advantages. The advantages are: […]

Written at 10:58 am on 30/11/2011, by Lord Soley

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The Boarding School Bomber

Lord Soley 28/11/2011 – 12:30 am

I watched the Boarding School Bomber programme on BBC3  last week. I found it very powerful and moving. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b017nghc/The_Boarding_School_Bomber/ It raises a number of questions about the way Al-Quaeda targets the young and vulnerable and also the difficult issue of how a friend or a community reacts when they see someone close to them getting into serious trou […]

Written at 12:30 am on 28/11/2011, by Lord Soley

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Greece versus the World

Lord Soley 04/11/2011 – 11:16 am

There is something rather poignant about the birthplace of Western democracy putting the world on hold while they work out what they want to do! A bit scary too!!

Written at 11:16 am on 04/11/2011, by Lord Soley

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