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Listed below are comments made by GiuseppeH between Wednesday, 10th June 2009 and Saturday, 28th November 2009.

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Kabul: City Number One - Part 5 07:11am on 28 Nov 2009 Adam,
This is a wonderful wonderful blog.
I hope you make a TV programme on this as it really deserves much wider circulation than you are likely to be getting here.
Thank you,
Information: Have you ever paid for it? 12:12pm on 25 Nov 2009 Paul,
Sorry, wasn't being a sanctimonious member of the public. I'd say you're entitled to most of the above on expenses, bar perhaps the theatre...
Information: Have you ever paid for it? 5:10pm on 24 Nov 2009 Right now i am downloading Curb Your Enthusiasm Series 7, Episode 10. It was on HBO in the US for the first time on Sunday night.

This is the new distribution model for content - high quality product and absolutely free. But I've started to notice a few more branded mobile phones etc. inside every episode, so my free viewing is clearly worth something to someone.
Contract Journal - my part in its downfall 5:09pm on 24 Nov 2009 Excellent stuff. Leads nicely to your next post.
Information: Have you ever paid for it? 4:55pm on 24 Nov 2009 "I almost immediately bin the Companies and Markets section of the FT"

You shouldn't. As a source for the likes of your recent excellent post on minerals etc. it can not be beaten. It is probably more informative about the world than 10 Daily Telegraphs or 10 Guardians.
Information: Have you ever paid for it? 4:52pm on 24 Nov 2009 And how much of all this expenditure goes on your BBC staff expenses form?!
Rare earth: The New Great Game 08:26am on 20 Nov 2009 Correction...
$693 billion for Japan and $321 billion for the UK [manufacture exports]
Rare earth: The New Great Game 08:18am on 20 Nov 2009 Hi Paul,

Couple of comments.

Firstly, this is a brilliant brilliant article. Top class journalism that puts most British newspapers to shame.

Secondly, would be very interested to get your take on coltan in terms of the balance of powers and underlying interests in the trade.

Thirdly, pedantic point 1, "the wind farm and the hybrid car - the two key technologies in the transition to green energy use", I'm currently reading Lovelock who makes a convincing argument against wind and for nuclear power as the only realistic source for reducing carbon dependence.

Fourthly and finally, pedantic point two "Now to the response of the two big manufacturing powers outside China - the US and Japan" - I think it is fair to call Germany the biggest manufacturing power outside China, given that during 2008 it exported $1.2 trillion of manufactures according to UN COMTRADE, as opposed to $855 billion for the US and $693 million for Japan. [China exported $1.3 trillion, France in fifth exported $460bn - the UK in 8th exported $321 million] - I would therefore expect Germany to also have a role to play in this new Great Game.
My take on seven days of Labour crisis 07:21am on 10 Jun 2009 Best analysis I've read on this so far, by far. Thanks Paul.

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