Wednesday, November 28, 2007

The Henry 'Scoop' Jackson Society turns a profit*

Hurrah! They have filed their first year's accounts with the Charity** Commission. I'm not entirely sure they had to, as their income is less than £10,000 per year. But here goes - for calendar year 2006:

Gross Income - £4,082
Gross Expenditure - £1,806

Happiness. "Scoop" would be a little embarassed, I would imagine, given it wouldn't buy a set of tyres on a shiny 747, but he's been dead quite a while.

* Or a surplus, if that's what charities do.
*yes, bizarrely it is a charity - it exists "TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POLICY, INCLUDING THE PROMOTION OF RESEARCH IN ANY OF THOSE AREAS AND THE PUBLICATION OF THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH"

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posted by Matthew @ 11/28/2007 05:10:00 PM Comments: 4

Tuesday, August 07, 2007

When you get to the top (nearly but unquestionably) there's nowhere else to go but down

James Rogers, who famously two years ago declared that Britain was 'unquestionably the world's second strongest power' seems to have been a little unnerved by recent developments, and is demanding more EU military co-operation.

Given the geopolitical changes under way, what seems crystal clear is that Britain's power and authority in the world is going to decline in the coming years, as an expansive China, a growing India, an increasingly wild and truculent Russia and a myriad of regional powers assert themselves on the world stage. And as the United States becomes more concerned with Asian politics and security, Europeans are likely to be left on their own
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Have faith, James! Also please note despite appearances, this is his personal view and not that of the H'S'JS.

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posted by Matthew @ 8/07/2007 10:43:00 AM Comments: 1