"declaring war was understood to be a royal prerogative...derived from the Crown and resided with the prime minister. Then Mr. Blair put Iraq to a House of Commons vote, transforming constitutional convention in one evening...it was Mr. Blair's nod to fractured public opinion on the Iraq question"
- Janan Ganesh on FT commentary
"The lesson [from recent evnts] for non-Americans and especially Europeans is clear. Free-riding on the US military budget can no longer be taken for granted."
- John Plender on FT Commentary
Is long hours a rite of passage? Studies with BCG's and PTO (predictable time-off) and other office cultures provide no conclusions. Some people are segmenters. Some are integrators.
