German elections: A political poster review, an overview of an odd campaign and a confirmation of 10,000 job losses – which could put it in the bag for Merkel.

“Were they the sons of tea-sippers who won the fields of Crecy and Agincourt or dyed the Danube’s shores with Gallic blood?” – a stirring defence of the lost art of drinking in this age of bizarre government policies of … Continue reading →

Following my discovery yesterday of a Blairite blitz on Brussels (well, Strasbourg) to try and con the EU into imposing dodgy “anti-terror” measures so that our Tony doesn’t have to bother with the inconvenience of parliament (starting with a Blunkett … Continue reading →

Peter Mandelson? “fuck off and get eaten by bears”

It’s Sunday, so it must be time for another Britblog Roundup – this piece on dodgy disaster planning in New Orleans in particular stood out as the relief effort finally seems to be kicking into effect. No word yet from … Continue reading →

Good news from New Orleans – even if I didn’t realise he was in danger and thought he’d died years ago…

The same one this blog came third in its category in last year, you say? Nominations open, you say? Click on the thingie below to nominate this blog, you say? Hint hint…

Send me some of the silly-sounding promotional t-shirts you’re giving out prior to the launch of the new “citizen-friendly” EP website and I’ll give you some free publicity. Can’t say fairer than that, surely?

Well that went pretty well. It all started thanks to the insane number of visitors my liveblogging of the 7th July bombs managed to attract. The following evening I received an email from someone (who wishes to remain anonymous) who’d … Continue reading →

The evening went well. The donations for the beer fund were very much appreciated. I was apparently on TV. Thanks to all. More tomorrow. Updated: Courtesy of the missus (like who found it and stuff) here it is – Nosemonkey … Continue reading →

An EU “loyalty oath”? If that idea doesn’t get the eurosceptics all heated up I don’t know what will… It’ll be interesting to see the response to proposals by the EU�s justice and security Commissioner Franco Frattini to “get every … Continue reading →

If anyone else from the media and stuff – or anyone who contributed to the fund, wants to contribute in person, or who had a near-miss on the day – is interested in attending this thank-you booze-up for paramedic volunteers, … Continue reading →