Gisela Stuart was the Labour representative on the Convention on the Future of Europe, which compiled the original draft of the constitution.

She's been quoted in the past as saying that it shocked her that, at the convention, nobody had asked the question "Is what we're doing here what's wanted by the people of Europe." According to the Guardian ( Read more... )

As I attempt to while away the hours getting this bloody thing done, I'm just wondering if anybody recorded The O.C tonight? I'm going to be in need of some trashy tv when this stuff is over.

Just thought I'd put out a quick message asking who's going to the May Ball tonight?

I've just seen in an article I was reading that the word "meme" was coined by Richard Dawkins (a Darwinian biologist) to describe self replicating cultural elements.

I'm not really sure if anybody else cares, but I thought it was quite interesting. I didn't actually find it interesting enough to have gone out and looked at the Wiki page on my own ( Read more... )

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Which poem are you?
Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
You're probably strongly political, and a pacifist. Hey, and you're also slightly depressing. You think a lot of things suck and are pointless. Congratulations!

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One of BBC2's regular shows is "Days Which Shook The World". Last night's episode was about the day Nelson Mandela was released and it made me remember my childhood and think about the future ( Read more... )

There was an article in last week's Sunday Times' News Review ( You don't have to be mad and rich to live here but... )