Lots of interesting lessons about economics here!

Crucial meeting happening in the building next to my office.

Krugman welcomes anti-austerity election results.

Who fans in Minsk.

Mostly Saturn; all superb.

Proposals for better elections, with which I agree.

Essential.

It's dead for a generation at least IMHO.

Misleading headline for good article.

And discussion of how her replacement should be chosen.

"Many people consider the censor to be a fanatic and uneducated person, but this isn’t true. We are the most literate people as we have read much, almost every day."

Old news but I missed this good piece at the time.

What lay behind Ashton's trip east.

Amazing.

Much more than what's in the title: informed comment from Australia.

Excellent summary piece in Irish Times

Aimed at marketing folks, but lessons here for us all!

Why Britain should support rather than undermine human rights.

Great polemic in Telegraph.

Sir Michael speaks.

Did you know that almost 90% of the world’s population lives in the northern hemisphere?

Partial defence of the shortlist (winner announced tonight).

Perigee and the full moon coincide!

Tom Garvin on the death of UCD.

My mate Hugo explains what he does all day. (Gosh, I was at that reception last Wednesday too, though I don't appear in shot.)

Fascinating piece on data and marketing.

A comparative and thorough look at the Clarke shortlist.

Provocative piece which I think underestimates the ability of ebooks to adapt and overestimates the power of us in smaller markets to affect corporate behaviour. But I may be wrong.