Handy EU tax/growth comparison charts courtesy of John B. Find your own patterns. I reckon it looks like a velociraptor though, and you’ll never convince me otherwise.
July 5, 2005
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Month: July 2005
July 5, 2005
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Hoon
The power of Hoon compels thee! – I did have a proper post on this, but Firefox crashed on me and my words have now been lost unto the very ether. Instead check out Talk Politics’ rather nice rant.
July 5, 2005
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Playing the man
This also annoyed me. Lots of things seem to annoy me these days.
July 5, 2005
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It’s the Jackie and Gerdy show!
God, Chirac’s a card. The wit, the hilarity! No wonder the guy’s such a dismal failure if his sense of humour’s that bad. British people, erm – bad food and stuff, oui? Knobber. The thing is, this is not the … Continue reading
July 5, 2005
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Peak Oil
I don’t really understand science any more. Or maths. But Jim Bliss does. Luckily he’s also rather nifty at translating it all into English. Read his post on Peak Oil at The Sharpener and probably get a bit worried and … Continue reading
July 4, 2005
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Farm subsidies
OK, maybe I was being a tad harsh… Via Andrew and Tim Worstall, President Bush offers to scrap US farm subsidies, as long as the EU scraps the CAP: “Let’s join hands as wealthy industrialised nations and say to the … Continue reading
July 4, 2005
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Shaking off the bonds of colonial oppression
The 4th July. Independence Day. Means everything to Americans, tit all to anyone else (including us Brits, who lost a bunch of our prime colonies thanks to the thing and now have to pay through the nose to have a … Continue reading
July 4, 2005
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ID cards support
The Telegraph – Panic in No 10 as ID card support collapses: “A YouGov poll for The Daily Telegraph shows that backing for ID cards has plummeted from 78 per cent less than two years ago to 45 per cent.” … Continue reading
July 4, 2005
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Poetry
Like poetry? Of course you do! Thusly, in response to a request from Channel 4 News, behold the might that is The Sharpener’s G8 poem thing!
July 3, 2005
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Hear, hear
Hear, hear.
July 2, 2005
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“The greatest thing that’s ever been organised…
…in the history of the world, probably” Thus spake Chris Martin of Coldplay at Live8 just now, and so perfectly summed up the inanity of the thing. This is an intelligent chap. An intelligent chap with a good history degree … Continue reading
July 1, 2005
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The US Supreme Court
Yaaaaaay! Vacant US Supreme Court seat! A fiver on it going to someone who’s anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage, pro-gun and pro-war. (More here
July 1, 2005
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Federalism and the US
Federalism – lessons from American history (likely to appeal to you Eurosceptics out there): first States, Countries and Nations from The Sierra Times, then The States’ Rights Tradition Nobody Knows from LewRockwell.com.
July 1, 2005
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The US media and Iraq
The Village Voice – Psst! There’s a War Going On – a fairly biting attack on the US media’s coverage of Iraq and stuff. Its link to the Salon article War? What war? is also worth a look for a … Continue reading