On Friday 4th November 2011, the United Kingdom Youth Parliament held its third debate in the House of Commons.
UKYP was founded in 2000 with cross-party support and has … Read the rest
Month: November 2011
Dear KMT, is anyone over there driving the bus? Why are you allowing Ma’s campaign to get continually sidetracked by extraneous fluff that at best would be a two day … Read the rest
Yesterday the Committee on Standards in Public Life published its report on party political funding. The recommendation that captured most media interest was for a cap on donations over … Read the rest
The now-infamous opinion piece written by former marine officer and Harvard scholar Paul V. Kane, “To Save Our Economy, Ditch Taiwan” (New York Times, November 10, 2011) which … Read the rest
Much of the comment on the sale of Northern Rock to Virgin Money has so far focused on whether the deal represents good value for money for the Treasury. The … Read the rest
Watching Taiwan’s forthcoming elections from the vantage point of London, it does seem like the presidential election is the only campaign taking place. The vast majority of both the Chinese … Read the rest
1. Governments lose elections more than oppositions win them. It’s an old adage in politics, but these elections really underlined how voters had got fed up with the ruling centre-left … Read the rest
The presidential campaign is still young, but there have been numerous mis-steps already. Haven’t been keeping count? Ben Goren has, and he reckons its KMT 7 : DPP 1 (but … Read the rest
Celebrations of the Xinhai Revolution, that is, the uprising against Manchu rule that occurred in China over 100 years ago, have been taking place on both sides of the Taiwan … Read the rest
In the week that saw the much-publicised exit of Silvio Berlusconi from power amid allegations of corruption, trouble was also brewing further afield.
Ex-president of the Philippines, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo… Read the rest