A New Dawn

Its easy to get carried away with the euphoria that comes with a new leader – the UK did when Blair came into power and the same thing happened with Clinton and we all know how disappointing those two turned out to be.  Alot is being made about Obama’s skin colour and his race – [...]

Congratulations Obama

A little bit late I know – but I’ve been busy.  I was really hoping Americans would not go for McCain – he may not be a crazy right winger and he may of been a war hero, but he represented what was more of the same.  He looked like someone that could be easily [...]

People of our Time: Aung San Suu Kyi

  Yesterday the Buddhist monks in Myanmar (Burma) raised to their feet and demostrated against the military junta in the country.  The last time this happened in 1988 the Government were reported to have killed 3000 people.  So the consequences to these monks and the people who even supported them are quite high.  I would like [...]