Chris Davies MEP

Chris Davies MEP

I recorded two excellent interviews with Chris Davies,  one of Britain’s most effective Members of the European Parliament and recently nominated as MEP of the Year.
He’s recently visited Gaza, and blogged from there. He’s also known for leaking a report into MEP’s expenses and was recently busted for posessing cannabis as part of his decriminalisation [...]

March 4th, 2009 by Andy Carling 

Next Century Foundation

Next Century Foundation

Last night I interviewed William Morris of the Next Century Foundation.
They are involved in conflict resolution in places such as Gaza, Iraq and also facilitate track 2 dialogues, for example arranging confidential discussions between Hamas and people who publically claim they’re not/ cannot talk to them. These meetings are a way of initiating a process [...]

February 20th, 2009 by Andy Carling 

Why The Economist Backed Barack

Why The Economist Backed Barack

The Economist’s David Rennie explained how the endorsement came about. Every Monday there would be a debate amongst the management team, with people selected to represent both parties. After several sessions the senior managers came to a decision.
Speaking at a debate on the US election, hosted by the 311 forum at Brussels’ think tank, The [...]

October 30th, 2008 by Andy Carling 

Interview with Nigel Farage as the Irish Votes Come In

Interview with Nigel Farage as the Irish Votes Come In

This morning I interviewed Nigel Farage MEP, leader of UKIP and of the EU Parliament’s Independence and Democracy movement.
Nigel Farage MEP, UKIP Leader. He had many interesting things to say regarding security, electoral reform, David Davis and civil liberties and the rise of the political class. As you would expect, this interview had to be [...]

June 13th, 2008 by Andy Carling