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Rule of law
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 25/03/2018
» When your main tool is a hammer, the cliche notes well, then after a while, every problem looks like a nail. The general prime minister has wielded a totally personal, custom-made, gold-plated hammer for the past four years, and even has given it a cute nickname.
The big issue: The end of the beginning
Alan Dawson, Published on 18/05/2014
» If you start with "Prime Minister" Yingluck and she becomes "caretaker Prime Minister" Yingluck who turns into "acting caretaker Prime Minister" Niwattumrong, what is the person after him called?
The BIG STORY: Happy New Year?
Alan Dawson, Published on 20/04/2014
» The end of Songkran brought the urgency right back to politics. But not for long. The ear-splitting, street-bursting, epithet-howling weekend mobs didn't happen, as the judges and investigators suddenly came over all coy, and delayed all the important stuff — maybe for a few days, maybe for longer.
The Big Issue: The Men in Black
Alan Dawson, Published on 29/03/2014
» The most important question in politics is now pretty obvious to everyone. Does Suthep Thaugsuban or Jatuporn Prompan have the bigger one?
The Big Issue: What happens next?
Alan Dawson, Published on 22/03/2014
» Remember the election last month? No, of course you don't. That was a trick question. There was no election last month, a flat fact written in stone by six wise men after a Friday morning meeting.