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Posted by Jim on 08/05/2008
The Bellows » Brookland Development Ryan Avent finds it odd: “The sense is that the city owes local property owners absolute deference, yet that local property owners neednt concern themselves with how their decisions affect the city.” (tags: housing planning) Crooked Timber » » ...
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Posted by Jim on 06/05/2008
qwghlm.co.uk » Dear Ken (tags: london politics) BBC NEWS ¦ Business ¦ Governor attacks City risk-taking Not that surprising: over-reward for gains and under-punish for losses and you’re going to get more recklessness, more speculative bubbles and more fraud. (tags: finance regu ...
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Posted by Jim on 02/05/2008
Liverpoolfc.tv interview with Fernando Torres Shame about the result, but still, whatta guy: “This is my team, my city and Anfield is my pitch.” (tags: football) The Problem ¦ Prisoners of the Census So many Americans are in prison that despite the fact they can’t vote th ...
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Posted by Jim on 01/05/2008
Simon Jenkins on the stupidity of illegal drugs policy Among other things, “Roughly half of all imprisonments, a staggering 60,000 annually, are now attributable to drugs. Inside prison, drugs are openly traded, and users are driven to crime on release to repay dealers.” (tags: crime) ...
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Posted by Jim on 06/04/2008
The G Spot Excellent new blog on politics, feminism and inequality. (tags: inequality politics) Economics Blog : Debating Measures to Confront Environmental Problems Jeff Sachs on why setting a price isn’t enough to tackle many environmental problems (tags: environment economics tax)
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