December 6, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Yep, the results for the Deutsche Welle International Weblog Awards 2004 are out, and Europhobia just missed out on a prize. Bugger. Thanks to everyone who voted nonetheless – there’s always next year, I suppose. Oh, and if anyone wants … Continue reading
December 4, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! I’d missed this, so hat tip to The Periscope for spotting it. “As I started to turn round a guy tipped a bucket of farmyard muck over me and then threw the rest … Continue reading
December 4, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Hat tip for this to Elusive, the chappie who helped me work out the site redesign. For anyone following my desperate efforts to keep up with the latest developments in Ukraine a couple of weeks back (updates every five minutes, … Continue reading
December 3, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Via Tulipgirl, it sounds like the right result seems to have been achieved: The Supreme Court has ruled that: 1. The election from November 21 is invalid. 2. There will be another run-off election, between Yushchenko and Yanukovich. 3. The … Continue reading
December 3, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Sorry, this was too good not to mention. Via Anthony Wells comes the news that Oliver Stone is planning a biopic of Maggie Thatcher. Genius! Stone apparently said “Margaret Thatcher is an amazing woman and a good subject for a … Continue reading
December 3, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Now don’t get me wrong here. I’m genuinely just wondering how else it is possible to interpret his announcement yesterday that re-running the elections would not be fair. Yushchenko himself argues that the last round was rife with corruption and … Continue reading
December 2, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Still busy. Sorry. More posts soon. For now, a quickie: There looks to be a friendly disagreement between (pro-EU) Toby of Straight Banana and (anti-EU) EU-Serf of The Road to Euro Serfdom over the merits and bias of that mighty … Continue reading
December 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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Le Sabot Poste-Moderne is reporting that a compromise has been reached. There will apparently be a re-vote, and both sides have renounced violence. Let’s hope this is not another of those false starts, of which there have been so many … Continue reading
December 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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The invasion of Iraq saw the UN in both good and bad lights. Kofi Annan doggedly trod a middle path in an attempt to appease the American desire for conflict, so the eventual condemnation he dished out had real moral … Continue reading
December 1, 2004
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve had a fiddle with the site, as you’ve probably noticed. Hopefully in-site navigation is a bit easier, and links to various other places are also more obvious. Thanks to a chap who goes by the name of Elusive, from … Continue reading