I’m still in the provinces, so nothing new for a while. In the meantime, donate money to help victims of the tsunami here.
December 29, 2004
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Month: December 2004
December 28, 2004
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Ukrainian deja vu
Hope everyone had a nice Christmas / non-denominational festive celebration thing, and congrats to those Ukrainian chappies I’ve been on and off in touch with for the apparent victory of their man. Let’s hope he can live up to the … Continue reading
December 23, 2004
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Russia: a hint of ape-shit mental
Following the confirmation that Russia is not a free country after ongoing rumours of dodgy dealings in the run-up to the Russian presidential election, allegations of cover-ups to prevent knowledge of the true nature of the Beslan tragedy spreading, and … Continue reading
December 22, 2004
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More on ID
(Geddit? More on – “Moron”? God, I crack me up…) Following yesterday’s post, there have been a few more responses to the government’s attempts to peer into every aspect of our lives. This will, after all, be dragging on for … Continue reading
December 21, 2004
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The problem(s) with ID cards
Everyone I’ve spoken to recently has been doing the same old “if you’ve done nothing wrong…” arguments, usually followed by the “so what’s the big deal?” line. Normally, after a five minute rant, I manage to convince them that this … Continue reading
December 21, 2004
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Oooh, those Russians
Russia reaches lowest state of ‘freedom’ since collapse of USSR. This is according to Freedom House – a non-profit, non-partisan body which has monitored global democracy for some sixty years. Their accompanying press release marks Russia as the only country … Continue reading
December 20, 2004
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Only 93 MPs deserve our respect
That’s how many voted against the ID card bill just now. Many more abstained – but let’s face it, that simply isn’t good enough. Angry and afraid. More tomorrow, if time.
December 20, 2004
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Assuming I haven’t cocked it up – ta to Eulogist from Relections on European Democracy for pointing me in the right direction. Now if anyone can tell me how to get rid of the Haloscan comments and just leave the … Continue reading
December 20, 2004
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Ukraine TV debate
So, Yuschenko and Yanukovych are going to slug it out on TV, are they? I’m desperately trying to work out the point, as the whole rhetoric of the last few weeks seems to be made up almost exclusively of personal … Continue reading
December 17, 2004
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Blair government gives two fingers to the constitution
Hey, it was predictable, right? The Lords is only the highest court in the land – why the hell should the government listen to them when they vote 8 to 1 that the detention without charge of terror suspects is … Continue reading
December 16, 2004
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Blunkett – the aftermath
Manic at Bloggerheads reads the Sun so I don’t have to. Today’s topless lovely is sad to see Blunkett go. Poor love. Meanwhile, DoctorVee has a round-up of last night’s immediate responses from the Bloggosphere – sadly including mine before … Continue reading
December 15, 2004
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A note on the blogroll, if anyone cares
Loosely inspired by DoctorVee, I’ve had a bit of a re-organisation of the links to the left hand side, and added some new ones. I think of my blogroll as bookmarks as much as anything, as I blog from several … Continue reading
December 15, 2004
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Blunkett has quit – about bloody time
The power of modern communications proved his undoing. Now personally I couldn’t care less whether any of this having an affair, trying to break up a family, using the Metropolitan Police as bodyguards for his mistress, abusing his expenses to … Continue reading
December 15, 2004
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And they say economics is boring…
Overseas investment in Britain has plummeted. So is this the fault of the EU, of Britain for not joining the Eurozone, of Labour’s tax and workforce policies, of the high cost of UK labour, or is it just because the … Continue reading