Ah… Britain… Land of tolerance…
March 15, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Month: March 2006
March 14, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Comment is Free
The Guardian’s new blog type thing, Comment is Free, has launched. Should be worth a gander – although there are a few notable omissions on the contributors page – where are the proper bloggers who have been invited to write … Continue reading
March 14, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Charles Clarke – I hate you
Charles Clarke – I hate you and everything you stand for. A passport, a “voluntary document”? Bollocks, mate. I’m renewing mine now – that’ll last for ten years. In ten years time I’m quite likely to be living abroad and … Continue reading
March 13, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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The boy McKeating on top form once again – this time not only delivering a deeply satisfying sock to the smug mug of the Home Secretary, but also providing a perfect parody of familiar form of something that frequently passes … Continue reading
March 13, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Berlusconi vs the press
Silvio Berlusconi would fit nicely into New Labour – insanely rich, doesn’t like answering questions, and accuses people of insulting him or having an agenda if they ask things he doesn’t like. That’s right, on being told he’s “not used … Continue reading
March 13, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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It’s time for Sir Ian Blair to go
Holding back the truth of what happened at Stockwell on 21st July? Fine – could impede investigations. Restricting the Independent Police Complaints Commission in their enquiries? Not fine – even if they weren’t, could give the impression that the Met … Continue reading
March 12, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Britblog roundup
Britblog time!
March 12, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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I am not a geek – official
Have spent this weekend toying with importing my archives to Wordpress as a back-up and possible precursor to a move to a dedicated domain name. Utter waste of time. Can’t work it out at all. And Wordpress has altered the … Continue reading
March 11, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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“This is an insult”
Charles Clarke is even more of an arsehole than I thought. I’d assumed he was just stupid, but was prepared to accept that he might just be ill-informed and come acress badly – turns out he’s actually a deeply unpleasant … Continue reading
March 11, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Slobodan Milosevic is dead
Considering I don’t believe in the death penalty, I have only one thing to say to the news that Slobodan Milosevic has just been found dead in his cell in The Hague: good.
March 10, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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How is it possible to hold so many contradictory ideas at one time?
Tony’s flatmate Charlie “the Lord” Falconer must be either a genius or a moron – and I know which I’m putting my money on… So to have an English Parliament would threaten the breakup of the United Kingdom, but having … Continue reading
March 9, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Information likely to be of use…
Hmmm… If you can be charged for “making a record of information likely to be useful to a terrorist” and “possessing information likely to be useful to a terrorist”, doesn’t that mean that Tony Blair should be arrested every time … Continue reading
March 8, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Pubs and dogs and ashtrays
Apropos of nothing, I like this a lot. Sample: “My ambitions are limited to sitting in the pub all day with a fat dog that drinks beer from an ashtray and leaves yellow stains behind when it gets up off … Continue reading
March 8, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Abolition of Parliament roundup
Abolition of Parliament roundup – a must-read for anyone who cares about little things like democracy, the rule of law, and governmental accountability.