March 22, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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That “glorification of terrorism” nonsense has just passed in the Lords. To say that the tactics of Nelson Mandela and his allies in opposing apartheid achieved a good thing and were laudible will shortly – technically – become illegal. Hurrah. … Continue reading
March 22, 2006
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Oh, and this. This is the voice of the aftermath. Where’s the help? Where’s the closure? Where’s the inquiry?
March 22, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Attention all bloggers/chat room users: “A Woman who posted false sexual allegations against a UKIP parliamentary candidate on the internet has become the first person in a British chat room to be successfully sued for libel… “In a potentially significant … Continue reading
March 22, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Luckily, Justin has said most of what I wanted to. Normal service should hopefully resume at some point. Meanwhile, can anyone provide me with a comprehensive list of the contracts Capita’s received – public and private – over the last … Continue reading
March 20, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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(Updated: Yes, I know his name’s Rod. My bad. More updates at the foot of this post…) It won’t, because we have a largely supine press when it comes to this government. The tabloids can bring people down via sex … Continue reading
March 20, 2006
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Via Garry (via Robert Sharp, who I really must add to the blogroll), an interesting piece on media coverage of the Iraq conflict which reminded me of one I wrote back on 25th March 2003 for another site. It was … Continue reading
March 20, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Still, good to see it’s not just the Scottish parliament with a dodgy roof that could collapse at any moment, ensuring that millions of pounds of public money have been wasted… And we’re going to get the Olympic village finished … Continue reading
March 18, 2006
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This on blogging. (Even though the good doctor quotes me to disagree with me and now I’m agreeing with him – but that’s part of the joy of such a discursive medium: we get to change our minds daily based … Continue reading
March 17, 2006
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It’s Friday night and it’s St Patrick’s day, which means one of the most drunken of the year. When better to release an official admission that UK airports were used in “extraordinary rendition” flights SEVENTY-THREE TIMES since 2001, despite umpteen … Continue reading
March 17, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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The Guardian in “recognising quality” shocker! Yep, our man McKeating’s first piece for Comment is Free has made the editor’s pick. Which appearently means he’ll get a bit of cash for it. Hurrah! This, of course, means we must now … Continue reading
March 17, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Up and down the land people will be forking out the best part of three quid a pop on badly-poured pints of Guinness, doing bad Oirish accents and then falling into gutters (normally while wearing novelty hats). Tomorrow our pavements … Continue reading
March 16, 2006
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Missed this: Jerome a Paris had an interesting revelation after attending a meeting with Jacques Barrot, EU Commissioner for Transport: “the more he spoke spontaneously and on concrete topics, , the less he was on the official line, but without … Continue reading
March 16, 2006
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Proper posting will resume as and when I find a spare five minutes, so nothing on Harriet Harman’s resignation, Blair’s prevarication over calls for new party funding systems, Charles Clarke continuing to be a twat or French students reminding us … Continue reading
March 15, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Don’t know how I’d missed this, but should be required reading on the devious Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill. Unity has uncovered the list of Acts of Parliament rejected for exemption from the new powers for ministers to amend as … Continue reading