March 31, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Bill Clinton being interviewed on Newsnight just now, talking about the Labour leadership, made the wonderful Freudian slip of referring to “Tony Brown”… Well I found it funny. (And at this juncture I will point out that the only reason … Continue reading
March 31, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Nutters of the world rejoice! Yep, all those raging loons who reckon the EU is a giant Catholic conspiracy to reverse the Reformation and subjugate us all to the laws of Rome (intriguingly often having a lot of crossover with … Continue reading
March 29, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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The Guardian – All-night battle over ID cards looms: “This afternoon MPs in the Commons voted to reject the peers’ amendments, which would have given an opt-out of the national identity register to people simply applying for a new passport. … Continue reading
March 29, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Still insanely busy, but this from Longrider covers the latest government ID cards nonsense (with more good stuff from Bookdrunk at DK’s place), Tim Ireland continues to compile reasons why Blair must go, Rachel continues to highlight examples of Home … Continue reading
March 28, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Our man Garry the Curious Hamster is on top form at the moment, with two great posts nicely demolishing Tony Blair’s “army of crudely built strawmen” and tedious “semantics, misrepresentations and downright nasty shits bullying anyone who disagrees into submission”. … Continue reading
March 27, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Looks like the Guardian has recommended this place as a source for Ukraine info thanks to my liveblogging of the “Orange Revolution” back in November/December 2004 (see here for the relevant posts). I am, however, massively out of touch with … Continue reading
March 27, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Looks like now the initial interest has died down they’ve started testing the protest exclusion zone law again, briefly arresting Brian Haw and an unnamed woman yesterday “on suspicion of obstructing police”> Considering Haw’s barely moved from his position on … Continue reading
March 27, 2006
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In case you’ve come in late, a handy summary of the current state of the nation. If what is said sounds alarming and over-the-top, that’s largely because the legislation it’s discussing is also alarming and over-the-top: “Tyranny is sidling in. … Continue reading
March 26, 2006
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Well well well – looks like I may have been on the right track, at least. Sadly there’s only so much you can do with Google… Update: Guido’s finger points to Lord Levy – a far more likely candidate than … Continue reading
March 24, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Oh yes – this. “This is a formal call for an ammunition check. What have we got that we haven’t used? What have we got that can be used again? Count it, check it, and get ready to use it. … Continue reading
March 24, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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An odd one: Jodie Marsh Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will take steps to deny Jodie Marsh access to schools for which her Department is responsible. [60882] 23 Mar 2006 : … Continue reading
March 24, 2006
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If you want a balanced analysis of the proceedings of an economic summit, who better to get in to do it than a man who wants to end the very institution holding said summit. Yep, EUPolitix have got in Nigel … Continue reading
March 23, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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OK, so the Capita story’s hotting up. But how about the other donors lenders? How about, for example, Sir David Garrard and Andrew Rosenfeld, former co-owners of property group Minerva? Garrard has sponsored “The Business Academy, Bexley” to the tune … Continue reading
March 23, 2006
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Chairman Rod Aldridge has quit as head of the vast and frequently incompetent company following the revelation of his �1 million “loan” to the Labour party (which, of course, had nothing whatsoever to do with the hundreds of millions of … Continue reading