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16.01.08
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So Lord "Paddy" Ashdown has apparently accepted the job as UN high representative in Kabul:
The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, Paddy Ashdown, has agreed to become the United Nations' envoy to Afghanistan, a source close to negotiations on the post said today.
"Yes, he has accepted the job," the source told the Reuters news agency, speaking of an agreement between Ashdown, 66, and the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon.Ashdown, a former soldier, had been seeking a strengthened mandate for the post, to become more deeply involved in coordinating efforts to combat a Taliban insurgency and guide reconstruction.
Hardly what I would choose as a retirement job. I guess it's true what they say about old soldiers! Good luck to him. I disagree with our presence there, but I can't think of anyone better to try to put it right.
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08.07.07
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Written by Sean Gabb
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30.10.06
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The Guardian reports this - Adam Smith first Scot to adorn an English banknote
Adam Smith, the legendary Scottish economist, is to appear on the new £20 note.
I could swear we've already had William Paterson, Scot and first robber of the Bank of England. Haven't we?
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10.07.06
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In Yellow Peril | Why won't Lynne Featherstone admit the truth? they want to know, amongst other things...
On her "blog" (actually just a website - what sort of blog is it that doesn't allow comments?)
Er, actually, yours, most of the time. I would say that three quarters of my attempts to post a comment on Yellow Peril I get some kind of error along the lines of:
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But you know, over there at Yellow Peril they seem to have an unhealthy obsession with Lynne. It's pretty tiresome really. What's it all about? Glynis not give you enough attention as a child Kinnockkid?
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24.08.08
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Apparently Gordon Brown's plan to micromanage British sport for the next four years is hitting trouble...
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BBC NEWS | Scotland | Labour at odds over football plan Labour at odds over football plan Mr Brown has been talking with football officials about his plan Acting Scottish Labour leader Cathy Jamieson has set out an alternative to the prime minister's plan for a British Olympic football team. Gordon Brown said he was "determined" to have a men's and a women's football team playing in London in 2012. There has been no UK Olympic team since 1960 partly because of fears it could jeopardise individual sides. Ms Jamieson suggested a home nations play-off, with the winner going forward to play as the British team. Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond said the plan was a "massive own goal". |
...but I can't see what all the fuss is about personally. After all, the British Lions combined rugby team does not jeopardise the competitiveness of the various home nations' independent rugby international teams does it?
Mind you, if they do keep on tinkering with the sporting bodies themselves don't they stand a chance under IOC rules of getting the entire team GB banned from the next Olympics. Wouldn't that be somewhat embarrassing. On the other hand, if they ban us now, perhaps we can stop spending all that money on a hole in the ground in East London... :-)
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