There is a great deal on Europe in the agreement reached by the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, suggesting that Europe still has the power to work a toxic effect on the Tories. And what the coalition agreement says is pretty much a Conservative walkover. Joining the Euro in this Parliament is ruled out in the document not once, but twice. And most of the rest is about refusing to let more powers be transferred to Europe, although there is no reference to repatriation of powers, which may be the one bit of ‘old liberalism’ in the Europe section. But

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Roads completely sealed off, 4 Skytrain and two subway stations to shut at 6pm

Bangkok on High Alert – Violence possible tonight

May 12, 2010

The Thai Government forces will begin to lay siege to the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD)’s protest site at the Ratchaprasong intersection from 6pm today, Centre for the Resolution of Emergency Situation (CRES) spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said on Thursday.

The Centre for Resolution of Emergency Situation will completely seal off roads around the Rajprasong rally site to block more protesters to join the rally.

Col Sansern said armoured personnel carriers would be used to protect soldiers in their operation.

Roadblocks would be set up, through which protesters would be allowed to leave the protest site but outsiders would not be allowed to get inside.

Snipers, armed with real weapons and live ammunition, would be put in positions.

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Lately, I came across the television and I could see a news story in which they talked about women employments and how their salaries compared against those of men. At that very moment, I realized that even in 2010, women’s wages are not reaching parity yet. Of course, they have come a long way since the enormous income gaps of the 1950s. But after doing some research, I passed in front of some very shocking statistics that I would like to share with you. I think that data speaks for themselves and if you are a woman, you’ll really have some stuff to think about. Her

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The crisis facing Greece is likely to spread, so it’s in everyone’s interests to follow this unfolding tragedy. The TUC supports our colleagues in the Greek trade union movement, and the statements of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) – and needless to say, we condemn the actions which led to the deaths of three people in a Greek bank last week. But the debate in Germany is a lot more concrete than in the UK because they’re part of the Eurozone, so it’s interesting to note that the debate in the German Parliament went far further than discussing sovereign debt and cuts in public services. The opposit

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