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Estd. 2005

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29 Apr 2007

So where will those Sinn Féin gains come from?

Seen on From the Balcony, A Publisher's Blog

There’s an old trick in political campaigning whereby you underestimate the scale of your ambition — say by aiming for five seat gains when you expect to get ten — so that you can play up your final result as a whopping electoral endorsement. However, Sinn Féin spokespersons have already gone on record as being confident of doubling their seat ... Continue reading »

15 Feb 2007

That EP vote on ER

Seen on GUBU

(translators note: European Parliament vote on Extraordinary Rendition) Ok, I got the voting document – 68 pages of voting details on various amendments. I decided to skip to the end and see who voted on the final resolution and then double checked back randomly on some of the amendments to check for consistency. Here are the final results: ... Continue reading »

08 Feb 2007

Schools Competition – North West Final

Seen on Podcast - Forum on Europe

The National Forum On Europe in partnership with Members of the European Parliament is running its fifth annual competition specifically for transition year students. The competition aims to promote interest and increase knowledge of European Union issues among transition year students. The overall theme this year will be the 50th anniversary of ... Continue reading »


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