Tag: politics
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Right Nation
Why is America the way it is? And when will Dubya and his cronies leave the Whitehouse and leave someone more reasonable in charge? I read “Right Nation” to find out.
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Train to the Roof of the World
I couldn’t let the inaugural train journey betweeen Beijing and Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, go by without comment. It represents a huge shift for the Tibetans and, while it could bring some positive changes, it’s more likely to bring large numbers of Chinese and a quickening of the pace of the decline of their…
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Civil liberties, national security and irony
This is a big subject and one where I’m increasingly of the opinion that we’re going too far in the wrong direction. ID Cards and imprisonment without trial are bad enough but things seem to be going even worse on the other side of the Atlantic (or the UK Government is better at hiding their…
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Tibet, 2002
I came back from Tibet more confused about the place than at the start. Maybe with these pictures you can make up your own mind.