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The leading European public policy think tank.
Politics, economics and culture from the master. Unmissable.
Melanie Phillips home page
Melanie Phillips' peerless blog. Read, and learn.
Daniel Finkelstein's Times Comment Central
A daily must-read.
Tim Worstall
Lots of interesting nibbles - and a ruthless swatter of economic gibberish.
Harry's Place
Must-read left of centre blog from writers who understand the threat to the West.
Clive Davis
Always interesting selection of culture and politics, from an Anglo-American bent.
Samizdata
Libertarian blog, packed every day.
Norm's blog
The thoroughly sensible thoughts of renowned left-wing academic Norman Geras, Professor of Government at Manchester. And cricket, too.
Public Interest
Peter Briffa's inimitable take on The Yazzmonster and other assorted demons.
Reform
The public sector reform group; their website is an invaluable source of data and ideas.
Centre for the New Europe
The leading European public policy think tank.
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I'm just plain igorant
There's a typical piece of Guardianista Eurofanatic arrogance by Peter Preston today. Writing about the constitution, he says:
The French don't like it because they think it an Anglo-Saxon sell-out. The Tories don't like it because - like the Sun and the Mail - they haven't read it, let alone tried to understand.
There you have it, in a sentence. Clearly, anyone who opposes the treaty is plain ignorant. (Unlike, I assume Ken Clarke, who infamously remarked that he hadn't read the Maastricht Treaty.)
Well, Mr Preston, I have read it - indeed, I have a pamphlet out any day on the subjecy from Civitas - and I urge anyone who hasn't to do so. (You can download it here.) Read it, and weep for the further erosion of self-government.
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