Day: 16 August 2010

August 16, 2010 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

HOLIDAY This Blog will be without new posts until Monday August 23. This is due to holiday and house move. Time to look at the archives perhaps? Thanks for all your support.

August 16, 2010 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

General Petraeus There is no doubt that Gen Petraeus is a practical and competent commander, with the ability to see the big picture. It is therefore inevitable that he should start to hint, as he has, that in terms of achieving the mission, American combat troops may have to stay in Afghanistan longer. This will […]

August 16, 2010 By Malcolm Blair-Robinson

Rural Housing In another element of what I suppose is the Big Society, there is a proposal for local communities to hold referenda to determine whether to build affordable housing. If 80% vote yes, the plan goes ahead irrespective of what the planning authority thinks. Critics point out that this is another blocking measure, not an […]