DBurx
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Londoner. Was Montrealer. Also Italian. Commercial Banker. Citizen of leisure. Trying to make jokes and find light humour. Quarreler. Can't be pigeonholed.
While a paradox of sorts, while bad for HMG it is excellent news for governance of the UK and the power of parliament and MPs. It ought to become a precedent for scrutiny committees.
February 10, 2026 at 11:34 AM
While a paradox of sorts, while bad for HMG it is excellent news for governance of the UK and the power of parliament and MPs. It ought to become a precedent for scrutiny committees.
100%. Next to "It should be banned", "It should be on the National Curriculum" is silly & lazy, but super popular.
February 10, 2026 at 11:19 AM
100%. Next to "It should be banned", "It should be on the National Curriculum" is silly & lazy, but super popular.
I think, in line with an earlier David post, the significance is less Nat Security specifics than the evolution of the Scrutiny committee: this one has teeth. That's a constitutional precedent; at least I hope it is! Members, um, taking back oversight.
February 8, 2026 at 5:41 PM
I think, in line with an earlier David post, the significance is less Nat Security specifics than the evolution of the Scrutiny committee: this one has teeth. That's a constitutional precedent; at least I hope it is! Members, um, taking back oversight.
Cameron, very gentlemanly in my view, brought the decision to bomb Syria/Assad to the commons and lost. That made no impact on his survival as PM.
February 8, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Cameron, very gentlemanly in my view, brought the decision to bomb Syria/Assad to the commons and lost. That made no impact on his survival as PM.
Whoever imports fancy booze there is likely to have good times, for sure
February 8, 2026 at 9:23 AM
Whoever imports fancy booze there is likely to have good times, for sure
Good humour for the morning coffee break in this newsletter
February 6, 2026 at 10:28 AM
Good humour for the morning coffee break in this newsletter
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China brought cheap solar energy to the world and Europe still complains it undermined "our" companies.
Because our narrative is now being told by the protectionists, the miserabilists, the fearful.
And they don't want to tell the story that adapting is what brought us prosperity.
Because our narrative is now being told by the protectionists, the miserabilists, the fearful.
And they don't want to tell the story that adapting is what brought us prosperity.
February 6, 2026 at 9:39 AM
China brought cheap solar energy to the world and Europe still complains it undermined "our" companies.
Because our narrative is now being told by the protectionists, the miserabilists, the fearful.
And they don't want to tell the story that adapting is what brought us prosperity.
Because our narrative is now being told by the protectionists, the miserabilists, the fearful.
And they don't want to tell the story that adapting is what brought us prosperity.
Read the speech. Its anodyne stuff. No new thought. No wonder the media don't cover it. Also, proper paragraphs in a PMs speech might be a good idea.
February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Read the speech. Its anodyne stuff. No new thought. No wonder the media don't cover it. Also, proper paragraphs in a PMs speech might be a good idea.
ISC letter has teeth. It's an opportunity for real scrutiny. For parliament to take back unchecked power from the executive; a precedent. Interesting.
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 PM
ISC letter has teeth. It's an opportunity for real scrutiny. For parliament to take back unchecked power from the executive; a precedent. Interesting.