Publication: Neil Clark

First Reported May 21 2012 - Updated May 21 2012 - 1 Documents

Eastern Europe's neoliberal disaster provides a warning for the Arab spring

This article of mine appears on The Guardian's Comment is Free website. Neil Clark: Rather than help enhance democracy and reduce corruption, following western advice on privatisation does the exact opposite. I wonder if David Cameron spent any ... [ Published May 21 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: Disaster, Neil Clark, privatise, David Cameron

First Reported May 16 2012 - Updated May 16 2012 - 1 Documents

Oh, how the the mighty have fallen: Former News International CEO Rebekah Brooks charged with perverting the cause of justice

The Week reports: FORMER News International CEO Rebekah Brooks and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie have been charged along with four other people of perverting the course of justice in relation to the phone hacking scandal. That's right. The ... [ Published May 16 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: Rebekah Brooks, News International Ltd, Phone-Hacking, Powerful

First Reported May 15 2012 - Updated May 15 2012 - 1 Documents

The Wrong Munro

As a huge fan of the Edwardian comic writer Hector Hugh Munro aka Saki (I wrote an appreciation piece on him for the Daily Telegraph a few years back), I was very pleased to see the great man’s photograph in the new edition of the Radio Times- page ... [ Published May 15 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: Hugh Munro, Nicholas Crane, Adventurer

First Reported May 13 2012 - Updated May 13 2012 - 1 Documents

Man City win the title for the first time since 1968 with two injury-time goals

Well, it didn’t look too likely when they were trailing 2-1 at home to QPR after 90 minutes today, did it?What an incredible end to a football season. ... [ Published May 13 2012 by Neil Clark ]

First Reported May 11 2012 - Updated May 11 2012 - 1 Documents

Terrorism in Syria: at least 55 killed in bomb attacks

Some people really don’t want a peaceful solution do they? Or for the democratic reforms, endorsed by 89% of the Syrian people in a referendum, to succeed. More on this shocking story on the RT website here. Meanwhile, what does the oh-so democratic ... [ Published May 11 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: Syria, Bomb, Terrorism

First Reported May 10 2012 - Updated May 10 2012 - 1 Documents

New York Police Department

Are NYPD using sexual assault to defend their Wall Street paymasters?

LET'S SUPPOSE that the blind Chinese dissident, Chen Guangcheng, remains spunky and rebellious once he's settled in at New York University, and decides some time during the summer to join an Occupy demonstration, along with his wife. Here's what ... [ Published May 10 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: Paymaster, New York Police Department, Sexual Assault, Wall Street

First Reported May 08 2012 - Updated May 08 2012 - 1 Documents

Burt Bacharach

The Politics of Nostalgia- and why it's nothing to be ashamed of (2)

Here's Part Two of my essay on the Politics of Nostalgia, from the anti-war and anti-neocon magazine The American Conservative. You can read Part One here. Look at the statistics which measure the mental health of society and you get the picture. ... [ Published May 08 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: Burt Bacharach, Antidepressant, Philip Blond

First Reported May 07 2012 - Updated May 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Oh Dear. How Sad. Never Mind. Sarkozy loses in France

So the neocons' favourite French President of all time has been booted out by the French people.Oh Dear. How Sad. Never Mind.As Ian Birrell writes in the Daily Mail: So the French have got their wish: they have evicted the brash, egotistical and ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: France, David Lindsay, Alain Richard

First Reported May 05 2012 - Updated May 05 2012 - 1 Documents

Chris Dillow on the 1970s 'crisis' that wasn't

video: nyrainbow2Over at Stumbling and Mumbling, there's a great blog post comparing the much over-hyped economic ‘crisis’ of the 1970s, to the very real economic crisis of today, by the excellent Chris Dillow. The BBC’s rediscovery of the 1970s poses ... [ Published May 05 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: Crisis, O. C. Smith, Recession

First Reported Apr 30 2012 - Updated Apr 30 2012 - 1 Documents

Why Roy Hodgson - and not Harry Redknapp-is the right man for England

This piece of mine appears in The Week/The First Post. Neil Clark: Hodgson can appeal to fans who want a passionate Englishman and those who demand a cerebral continental. A FEW Sundays ago my wife and I and other family members went out for ... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: Roy Hodgson, England, Neil Clark

First Reported Apr 29 2012 - Updated Apr 29 2012 - 1 Documents

Neoliberal Britain: We're all in it together.......not!

The Guardian reports: Britain's wealthiest people saw their fortunes rise to record levels last year, according to the annual Sunday Times Rich List at a time when most Britons' earnings and savings were squeezed by inflation and low interest rates. ... [ Published Apr 29 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: United Kingdom, Sunday Times Rich List, Inflation

First Reported Apr 25 2012 - Updated Apr 25 2012 - 1 Documents

Going Dutch: The Netherlands to abandon the Euro?

Above you can watch an interview with me on Russia Today (RT), on the problems facing The Netherlands due to their membership of the Euro.More on this story here. P.S. On the subject of RT, don't miss Julian Assange's great new series, The World Tomorrow. ... [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Neil Clark ]

Entities: Netherlands, Julian Assange, Russia

Quotes

...the legacy of Victorian adventurer Hugh Munro, whose lofty ambition it was to climb and list all of Scotland's mountains that stand over 3,000 ft. " I've read nearly all of Saki's work and also a biography of him and so it was a huge surprise to read that he was, in addition to his other talents, a mountaineer whose ‘lofty ambition it was to climb and list all of Scotland’s mountains that stand over 3,000 ft’.I think perhaps the man whose photo the Radio Times should have used was this other Hugh Munro."

The Wrong Munro [Neil Clark - May 15 2012]

Her son, Bruno Marsana, is reported by the Telegraph to have said: "The government is making us all poorer, apart from the wealthy, who they don't touch, in contrast with us workers and small businessmen who are struggling with heavy debts."

'Tragedy of Greek pensioner puts focus on rising austerity suicides' [Neil Clark - Apr 05 2012]

"The fans were crazy. As the cars sped by the spectators ran into the road!" - Ari Vatanen

Fasten your seatbelts for a VERY bumpy ride: Madness on Wheels, on BBC4 at 9pm tonight. [Neil Clark - Apr 01 2012]

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Eastern Europe's neoliberal disaster provides a... [ Published May 21 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Oh, how the the mighty have fallen: Former News... [ Published May 16 2012 by Neil Clark ]
The Wrong Munro [ Published May 15 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Man City win the title for the first time since... [ Published May 13 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Terrorism in Syria: at least 55 killed in bomb ... [ Published May 11 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Are NYPD using sexual assault to defend their W... [ Published May 10 2012 by Neil Clark ]
The Politics of Nostalgia- and why it's nothing... [ Published May 08 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Oh Dear. How Sad. Never Mind. Sarkozy loses in ... [ Published May 07 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Chris Dillow on the 1970s 'crisis' that wasn't [ Published May 05 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Why Roy Hodgson - and not Harry Redknapp-is the... [ Published Apr 30 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Neoliberal Britain: We're all in it together...... [ Published Apr 29 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Going Dutch: The Netherlands to abandon the Euro? [ Published Apr 25 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Dutch desire for the good life risks collapsing... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Leaked CIA memo exposes US terror suspect tortu... [ Published Apr 19 2012 by Neil Clark ]
The Man who was Captain Mainwaring [ Published Apr 17 2012 by Neil Clark ]
How to save the Grand National after the tragic... [ Published Apr 15 2012 by Neil Clark ]
The Intelligent Punter's Guide to the 2012 Gran... [ Published Apr 13 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Hail César Franck [ Published Apr 10 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Happy Easter! [ Published Apr 06 2012 by Neil Clark ]
'Tragedy of Greek pensioner puts focus on risin... [ Published Apr 05 2012 by Neil Clark ]
George Galloway won Bradford West because his p... [ Published Apr 03 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Fasten your seatbelts for a VERY bumpy ride: Ma... [ Published Apr 01 2012 by Neil Clark ]
George Galloway pulls off "the most sensational... [ Published Mar 30 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Libya's humanitarian catastrophe- and why the w... [ Published Mar 28 2012 by Neil Clark ]
How to raise party funds and make British polit... [ Published Mar 27 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Syria: Why it's time for the armed militia to l... [ Published Mar 26 2012 by Neil Clark ]
The 2012 Budget: an in-depth analysis [ Published Mar 22 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Pull up on the hard shoulder, David Cameron, an... [ Published Mar 20 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Cheltenham 2012 and a classic Gold Cup [ Published Mar 18 2012 by Neil Clark ]
Kauto Star: The fairytale is still on, but ther... [ Published Mar 14 2012 by Neil Clark ]

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Eastern Europe's neoliberal disaster provides a... [ Published May 21 2012 by Neil Clark ] This article of mine appears on The Guardian's Comment is Free website. Neil Clark: Rather than help enhance democracy and reduce corruption, following western advice on privatisation does the exact opposite. I wonder if David Cameron spent any ...
Oh, how the the mighty have fallen: Former News... [ Published May 16 2012 by Neil Clark ] The Week reports: FORMER News International CEO Rebekah Brooks and her racehorse trainer husband Charlie have been charged along with four other people of perverting the course of justice in relation to the phone hacking scandal. That's right. The ...
The Wrong Munro [ Published May 15 2012 by Neil Clark ] As a huge fan of the Edwardian comic writer Hector Hugh Munro aka Saki (I wrote an appreciation piece on him for the Daily Telegraph a few years back), I was very pleased to see the great man’s photograph in the new edition of the Radio Times- page ...
Man City win the title for the first time since... [ Published May 13 2012 by Neil Clark ] Well, it didn’t look too likely when they were trailing 2-1 at home to QPR after 90 minutes today, did it?What an incredible end to a football season. ...
Terrorism in Syria: at least 55 killed in bomb ... [ Published May 11 2012 by Neil Clark ] Some people really don’t want a peaceful solution do they? Or for the democratic reforms, endorsed by 89% of the Syrian people in a referendum, to succeed. More on this shocking story on the RT website here. Meanwhile, what does the oh-so democratic ...