So the explanation for staring at the Brazilian girl’s ass was that he was moving out of her way. Sure he was. So now explain his point of view in relation to this French derriere…
Michelle might buy it once, but twice? It is clear to every guy what these two presidents have been comparing during the photo line-up.
Via : Englishman’s Castle
Nick Clegg has broken ranks with the political establishment on Trident, telling Nick Robinson “We have to be realistic and candid about what we can and can’t afford as a nation”.
During the Cold War the logic of Trident and other nuclear missile systems was compelling, now the threat is from terrorists and rogue states the case for Trident is nowhere near as strong. The Russian nuclear arsenal is much reduced from the Soviet era, so any future threat response imaginable need not be made to meet an over-whelming massive multiple warhead nuclear attack from a hostile superpower.
Yet the Tory and Labour party establishments remain committed to the U.S. supplied Trident system. The £100 billion price tag for a system that isn’t really independent is too much in these circumstances. Britain needs a much reduced smaller bespoke system along the lines of the French force de frappe. Something more akin to smart missiles which can be launched from air, land or sea.
Nick Clegg has asked Ming to review the LibDem approach to strategic defence. The military top brass will always demand expensive new toys, just as trade union leaders always demand pay rises. The Tories are also reviewing defence matters. £100 billion is a lot of money to pay for the wrong insurance policy.
Guido is looking forward to summering at the Maison Secondaire even more this year. France has just cut booze and restaurant sales tax from 19.6% to to 5.5%. Booze taxes are already reasonable in France, this makes going out even more reasonable. A three course meal in the best restaurant in the town near Chez Fawkes costs about the same as a starter in London or Dublin. We all have to do our bit to boost international trade…
Does the French Justice Minister Rachida Dati look like she is just returning to work this week a mere five days after giving birth to a baby girl?
In a chic black suit and killer high heels, the 40something minister was at a cabinet meeting at the Elysee the day that she walked out of a Paris maternity clinic.
Not sure this is all necessarily for the best, but all credit to her for looking post-nataly fabulous.
The French press is even more craven in the reporting of political misdoings than our own tame/feral* Lobby. So it is no surprise that it was the French blogosphere, not the Paris press, that made it impossible to keep Socialist party leader François Hollande’s affair secret.
François had four children with Ségolène Royal (pictured left), the losing French Socialist Presidential candidate. He is having an affair with TV8’s political reporter, Valerie Trierweiler (pictured right). When announcing their split the elegant Ségolène said that now “he was free to enjoy his romantic life alone”.
France has strict privacy laws of the kind that some of our politicians would love to have over here. Blogs now make those laws almost impossible to enforce. Technological progress.
Hat-tip : EuroSoc
*You choose.
As the Tories traipse loyally into the “Aye” lobby with Blair it is worth reflecting on what they are really voting for – a foreign and defence policy subordinate to the U.S. national interest. Now it may be the case that U.S. and U.K. interests generally coincide, but this is a strategic decision which binds Britain to the U.S. for the next thirty years.For the £30 to £60 billion the replacement system will allegedly cost, surely the Royal Navy could be equipped with a British made and truly independent deterrent. Or is British technology as inferior to French technologie as the British political establishment’s deference to U.S. interests is inferior to the French sense of exceptional national interest?
Byers: How Corporatism Works - Wall Street Journal
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How to Sting Greedy MPs - The Media Blog
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My Week – Sam Cam
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Second Poll Shows Gays Voting Tory – Pink News
£9 Million Debt Hangs Over Labour - FT
Maguire in the VIP Enclosure at Cheltenham – EyeSpy.MP
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