The advert: Applications are invited for 4 full time three year PhD studentships available in Law, Politics and Justice, including in the area of Gender, Sexuality and Law, at Keele University from 2009-10. Further details are available at: http://www.keele.ac.uk/gradschool/funding/keelefunding.htm The deadline for applications is 27th February and the funding support pays UK/EU fees plus a… Read More »
Mr Roger Cohen of the New York Times writes in his column: A strong Europe is essential to America’s recovery. The United States is too stretched — militarily and economically — to do without the cohesion of its closest allies. There are three major European powers: Britain, France and Germany. Britain is going through a… Read More »
The UK – Tiny cities that somehow promise you that they would get bigger for you once you get used to them, or once you grow to love them. The US – Large cities that promise that the huge impersonal cities will narrow down to become smaller and more personal for you. In other words,… Read More »
From The Economist: Though banking standards have certainly risen a lot in recent years, they still lag behind those of America and the European Union, particularly in terms of transparency. In April, United Bank for Africa, one of the country’s biggest, fell foul of American regulators who served the bank with a $15m fine for… Read More »
Ever wondered about the budget of the United Nations specialised organs? The figure below is from The Economist. Note that only six institutions on the list have budgets over one billion dollars. In 2002, the treasury department of the UK projected that the budget of DFID would be increased to 4.6billion pounds per year, by… Read More »