About politics

As a person I'm am interested in what happens in this world. I have strong ideas about society and the way society is run and organised.

In the politics section you will find my position on various topics. This is not to be confused with the position of companies, groups or people I work with or for, it is strictly my opinion.

As a debater I realize that definitions are very important, the politics section will therefore have it's own definition category so you can at least establish if you agree or disagree with me based on the same definition.

Lion

Politics
Foresight
vrijdag 03 oktober 2008 22:34

I did not even finish my article on privatisation when the reverse happened. ABN-AMRO Fortis ASR has become a state owned company.

Laatst geupdate op vrijdag 17 oktober 2008 01:09
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The Bolkestein Directive
maandag 01 september 2008 14:19

The Directive on services in the internal market (commonly referred to as the Bolkestein Directive) is an initiative of the European Commission (EC) aimed at creating a single market for services within the European Union (EU), similar to the single market for goods already present.

I believe the proposed legislation need not have been amended. The proposal already contained a clause protecting essential services(referred to as services of general interest (SGI)) and in my opinion no other exceptions where necessary.

Laatst geupdate op maandag 29 september 2008 00:33
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Essential services and Europe
maandag 01 september 2008 13:45

In light of social responsibility we need to define and protect essential services. In a rush to make the EC "the world's most dynamic and competitive economy" we tend to overlook this subject.

Laatst geupdate op maandag 29 september 2008 00:33
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Essential services
maandag 01 september 2008 12:51

Essential services are those services necessary to prevent danger to life, health or safety.

This definition sounds clear but it leaves the designation of many services open to dispute. Since I don't have a better definitions at hand, I'll have to live with it for now.

Laatst geupdate op maandag 29 september 2008 00:34
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Privatisation
maandag 01 september 2008 11:47

Privatisation was supposed to be the solution to many problems in the public sector. The leading opinion was "the private sector will do better". In this article I will try to find out what the goals for privatisation where, if they where met and if they could have been achieved in a better way. Looking at our current situation I'm of the opinion that privatisation can be redefined as outsourcing incompetence whilst introducing greed.

Laatst geupdate op maandag 01 september 2008 12:54
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