Police Shot At In West London
Armed police have been shot at after being called to an incident off King’s Road in Chelsea, west London. It followed reports of gunshots in Markham Square around 4.50pm. They came under fire at the scene and a police spokesman confirmed that officers fired back.
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Labour: the beginning of the end?
If this was ‘the end of the beginning’ of Cameron’s ‘compassionate conservatism’ in proving itself credible and fit for the government of an increasingly diverse nation, it may also prove to be ‘the beginning of the end’ of the British Labour movement’s longest stretch in government since it was first established 108 years ago.
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Fraser Nelson has some thoughts on this as well which is worth a read.
No commentsBoris scares Cameroonies
The scale of Mr Johnson’s victory has prompted fears at Tory Central Office that his charisma and general likeability could make him appear a better potential Prime Minister than Mr Cameron.
This is not so surprising as Boris, despite what the left might say, has far more of a “common touch” than Cameron. Cameron patronisingly pontificates while Boris speaks to people in a way people like. Cameron fills a room because of his position while Boris fills it with her personality.
Via ConHome
Bruce Anderson adds to Tory Boris bashing with this piece. They aren’t very happy he won are they?
As you may or may not already be aware, members of the Watcher’s Council hold a vote every week on what they consider to be the most link-worthy pieces of writing around… per the Watcher’s instructions, I am submitting one of my own posts for consideration in the upcoming nominations process.
Here is the most recent winning council post, here is the most recent winning non-council post, here is the list of results for the latest vote, and here is the initial posting of all the nominees that were voted on.
Harvard Biz Review Looks at “a WoW Leadership Model”
According to an article in the Harvard Business Review, you could be modeling the coming wave in leadership styles. The lengthy, multi-page piece is definitely worth a read, but here are a few snippets…
Just like being a game-master in a pen & paper rpg can do wonders for your creative mind this is not exactly a revelation for many of us. Hone your leadership skills in a virtual world then take it to the street.
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Gordon is being stalked…
DR is reporting that John McDonnell MP is planning to be a stalking horse for Brown. Cabinet ministers are said to be secretly plotting behind his back. Well considering lots of Labour members are openly calling for Gordon’s head this hardly a shock.
No commentsFairness, Idealism And Other Atrocities
P.J. O’Rourke in the L.A. Times:
Well, here you are at your college graduation. And I know what you’re thinking: “Gimme the sheepskin and get me outta here!” But not so fast. First you have to listen to a commencement speech.No commentsDon’t moan. I’m not going to “pass the wisdom of one generation down to the next.” I’m a member of the 1960s generation. We didn’t have any wisdom.
We were the moron generation. We were the generation that believed we could stop the Vietnam War by growing our hair long and dressing like circus clowns. We believed drugs would change everything—which they did, for John Belushi. We believed in free love. Yes, the love was free, but we paid a high price for the sex.
