So the “amended treaty” which was agreed last week IS NOT an EU Constitution because it makes no reference to things like an anthem, flag…basically anything that makes the EU look like an “United States of Europe”. So since it is just a treaty designed to tidy up existing legislation then we have no need…

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Australia has announced it is re-joining the “aircraft carrier” club! The Prime Minister has, on Wednesday 20th June 2007, signed a contract to purchase 2 of Spain’s new Buque de Proyección Estratégica class (or Ship of Strategic Projection), these are also commonly known by the abbreviations LL. Australia retired their last aircraft carrier in 1982.…

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So it has begun… The coffee is brewing in the background and I am stocking up supplies of food around me, NO not the nuclear winter…the results of the local elections are being released across the UK. So by 6am all the results should be in and I will fall into bed. Until then it…

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I just want to put forward a few thoughts with regards to trident and the intention to renew it. I can not say with complete conviction that taking the UK’s nuclear deterrent off the table is the best thing for the UK! Though there is some room for movement. I would put forward a different…

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Here are some things to consider. There is no clear threshold to distinguish terrorism or low-level political strife from civil war. Yet, Political Scientists use the figure of 1,000 deaths to distinguish one from the other. Though some amend this to at least 1,000 deaths a year. Now considering these figures, since World War 2…

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