by Denis G. Campbell
The UK and USA talk a good game and respond to immediate job and economic needs by folding economic development into government, creating initiatives and studies and cutting back on direct investment that spurs growth. So busy planning to plan, they can’t see that they’re out of the game.
The UK Labour Party [...]

by Denis Campbell
Why do the vast majority of us, the patient, law abiding, form-filling Joe and Jane Doe’s always pay the price of long queues whilst the truly sick, very few amongst us do as they wish violating every known law?
Is it not a backwards system where everyone is 1st presumed to possess either guilt, [...]

UPDATED: The US healthcare debate is about cost. It should be about ensuring coverage for all. Commit, as the 22 other richest nations in the world have, to ensuring everyone is covered and you can then make tough “how-to” choices.
This is the real healthcare debate.
Not the big money ‘ginned’ death panels, pull the plug on Grandma, [...]

UPDATED: By Denis Campbell
On ‘Larry King Live’ former Senator Majority Leader Frist (R-TN) said any government run health option will “look like the mismanaged Indian Health Service.” The sorry state of that health service is partly why Paula Persichini-Petitti, director of the Black River Project, a woman who dedicated her life to bringing medicines, services, [...]

By Denis Campbell
Only party leaders and media pundits seem to care that 27-member countries of the European Union head to the polls Thursday through Sunday of this week to vote for the entire 736-member European Parliament. The UK and indeed Europe faces the lowest recognition election in the history of voting. “Election, what election, there’s [...]

 
By Denis Campbell
NYC suburb, Greenwich, CT has 55 houses for sale asking $9 million dollars or more. Staff at East Hampton Airport on Long Island, a scene of private Gulfstream jet gridlock, says traffic is down 35%. Bettridge Jewelers on Wall Street, sees traffic mostly selling off jewells to make mortgage payments. It means deals on classic pieces [...]

Ten years abroad and I have to say it is getting better. I now have C-SPAN and MSNBC streaming live convention feeds on each computer, CNN is taping on SKY+ in case Mr. Sandman calls before 5 am local time. The DNCC have an amazing online HD Player for streaming video that is better than [...]

The BBC reported a Missouri, USA car dealership offered a promotion where if one buys a car or truck, they can get either $250 in petrol vouchers or a free handgun. UK laws forbidding gun ownership aside for the moment, if they were to change, could this be a marketing opportunity for businesses in the [...]

A centrepiece of Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s environmental policy is the active building and promotion of so-called Eco-towns, specially designated areas of land upon which specially designed zero carbon footprint ecologically smart homes, schools and retail establishments will rest. Green projects have attracted enormous investor interest but the six-month long collapse of the home mortgage [...]

Talking ‘With’ Rather Than ‘At’ Each Other on the Campaign Trail
This e-magazine had its busiest day ever last week by mentioning one man’s name – MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann. I happen to like the guy and his work even if he periodically goes off the emotional deep end. Keith is mostly honest, open and brutal and [...]