stitch-up

A possibly interesting development (or is it a stitch-up?) with regard to the DSM revision process seems to be suggested by this press release from the APA yesterday (link here to PDF):

APA Task Force reviews possible Gender Identity Disorder treatment guidelines 2009

This case could yet turn out to be a stitch-up, as more than 60% of French voters believe.

Let's keep womanisers out of office | Viv Groskop 2011

European Commission officials concede that there has been a Franco-German stitch-up over new euro rules

France and Germany hijack strict new eurozone budget regime Ian Traynor in Brussels 2010

A possibly interesting development (or is it a stitch-up?) with regard to the DSM revision process seems to be suggested by this press release from the APA yesterday (link here to PDF):

Looking back, pushing forward 2009

But European Commission officials conceded that there had been a Franco-German stitch-up to weaken the way the new euro regime would operate and to leave it more vulnerable to political horsetrading.

France and Germany hijack strict new eurozone budget regime Ian Traynor in Brussels 2010

But the Dutch and the Scandinavians are furious at the Franco-German stitch-up as is the European commission.

David Cameron admits defeat on EU budget freeze Nicholas Watt 2010

• There is an important argument against control orders in addition to those your article covers Control orders 'stitch-up' puts coalition needs before national security, says Balls, 7 January.

Letters: The case against control orders 2011

But now it seems that his work could be so secretive that the torture victims will declare a stitch-up and walk away, leaving the inquiry with little to do except for listening to the tales of the agencies themselves.

The Gibson torture inquiry: A whitewash won't wash | Editorial 2011

But the Dutch and the Scandinavians are angry at what they see as the Franco-German stitch-up, as is the European commission president José Manuel Barroso.

Angela Merkel struggles to win support for EU bailout rules at Brussels summit Nicholas Watt 2010

The 2010 coalition was the product of a parliamentary stitch-up, which was never ratified by any kind of democratic process.

The Coalition and the Constitution by Vernon Bogdanor – review 2011