Tag archives for Barack Obama
Fellow Britons: Help me re-elect President Obama
TL;DR -- Download Skype, buy credit, make calls. We're just two days from an election which, though not here in the UK, will certainly have a bigger impact on all…
On Newt and Saul
A couple of things have struck me about Newt Gingrich's string of recent speeches. One is that he speaks in reasonably consistent iambic tetrameter. The other is stranger. Why does…
Palestine: something has changed
A wise man once told me that in campaigning, what matters is the dynamic you create, the momentum you build. You can spend forever mapping what might happen next: you…
No money for food, but $350bn for Apple & friends?
US Uncut protest in Seattle, WA. By Simon Li. What if your family's finances were tight, and you had a water bill that you couldn't afford to pay? What if…
Why don’t we talk about Barack’s suit?
I'm pretty rare for a man. On two seperate occassions, people choosing which words to write down to discribe me have identified me by my clothing. The words they used…
Call to Action – US Uncut, Washington DC Chapter
Call to Action US Uncut, DC Chapter February 15, 2011 US Uncut DC is calling on you to join a series of protests that link the avoidance of taxes by…
The Labour Manifesto – sponsored by BUPA
It was presumably concern about whether party political events were allowed on NHS property that led Labour’s media team to tell BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg that the “Hospital site where Lab…
Healthcare win shows Obama is no West Wing fan
Today’s news that the House of Representatives has passed an amended version of the healthcare Bill promised by Barack Obama shows an interesting contrast with the achievements of the Clinton…
Clueless Cameron u-turns on the economy – again
The Tories have backed off proposals to appeal to the frothy mouthed party loyalists and funders. They’ve decided not to drive the economy back into a recession in the first…