Monday, February 1, 2010

The Big Negation

The theory is that time plays great healer of wounds, that Catholics and Protestants can sit in harmony at Stormont, that Palestinians, Israelis, Indians and Pakis­tanis can one day find peace together. But don't hold your breath.

Peter Preston, Guardian 1 Feb 2010

Friday, January 29, 2010

Being Analogous

An old hoofers' ditty poses the question: "How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm now that they've seen Paree?" The US exercises an analogous gravitational pull for British technology entrepreneurs.

Jonathan Guthrie FT Jan 29 2010