In Estonia the MPs expenses that they have claimed for reimbursement by the taxpayers have been a constant source of ricidule. The groceries, the “meetings with voters”, etc.
Now it seems that the UK public also finally is able to join in the “fun”: this Guardian article reveals expenses claimed by Tony Blair and other UK [...]
I have recently seen a documentary about Ralph Nader called An Unreasonable Man. It depicts hm throughout his long career in American politics. He is a true veteran, but an outsider. A sceptic who can never be satisfied, who is honest, principled and who does not want to work within the political system any more. [...]
Recently there have been a number of petitions started in Estonia. The first one was the one to protest against the Independence/Victory monument they want to build in Tallinn. A lot of Estonian intelligentia is against the monument as its design is not so good and it does not suit the surronding area. It was [...]
from a BBC correspondent who at one time worked at Radio Free Europe with president Toomas Ilves. Read the article.
Compare this:
with this:
Credit to this Fark thread.
Barack Obama is doing and saying a lot of the right things. He seems to be the best hope the world has got. He is even better than Gore. Hillary I despise, because of her politicising.
Obama vs McCain would hit home the past vs future point much better than Clinton vs McCain. Only idiots could [...]
I am inspired and amazed by Barack Obama. Check this video of his victory speech in the South Carolina primary.
This is what politics should look like.
According to Council of Europe press release, the Russian Duma elections were “not held on a level playing field”.
In particular, the following major areas raised concern:
The merging of the state and a political party is an abuse of power and a clear violation of international commitments and standards.
The media showed strong bias in favour [...]
22 September 2007 – 20:54
The Estonian government on Thursday refused to allow the environmental surveys in the Estonian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the proposed Nord Stream Russia - Germny gas pipeline project. The decision was influenced mostly by populist propaganda, which seemed to overturn the opinions of all ministries and specialists consulted in Estonia (except one). The rational [...]
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