Nosemonkey's EUtopia

In search of a European identity

July 28, 2006
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Subsidy abuse

The Department for the Environment, Foor and Rural Affairs (Defra) under Margaret Beckett – now off fixing the Middle East as Condoleeza Rice’s bitch Britain’s Foreign Secretary – has repeatedly cocked up farm subsidy payments through an ongoing mismanagement that … Continue reading

July 27, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Ban The Sun!

We must ban Britain’s most popular daily newspaper, and we must ban it now: Sun kills 60,000 a year, says WHO: “Laura-Jane Armstrong, cancer information officer at Cancer Research UK, said: “This report provides clear evidence of the dangers of … Continue reading

July 27, 2006
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Rachel’s luck…

Rachel’s had more bad luck, seemingly losing or having her passport stolen at the 7th July memorial service (which she attended, if you’re coming in late, due to being only a few feet away from the King’s Cross bomb) – … Continue reading

July 26, 2006
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Is Poland going potty?

OK, so they’ve got a set of identical twins running the country – unusual, but not necessarily mad – yet they do seem to be ushering in some potentially worrying electoral changes and acting somewhat vindictively towards political opponents. Now … Continue reading

July 25, 2006
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A meme

I’ve been tagged to list my five favourite “social media” sites. These are, apparently, “the online tools and platforms that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives with each other. Social media can take many different forms, including … Continue reading

July 21, 2006
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Governmental consistency

Yesterday Home Secretary John Reid announced an end to lenient punishments for people who are caught red-handed and own up to being guilty of breaking the law. Today, John Prescott excapes punishment for being caught red-handed in breaching the ministerial … Continue reading

July 20, 2006
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Simon Carr

Via Tim and Justin, a welcome new addition to UK online political comment, with the Independent’s Simon Carr launching a blog-style parliamentary sketch site. Very promising thus far, though sadly no comment facility as of yet…

July 17, 2006
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Ukraine update

Following last Wednesday’s worrying Ukraine update, more rather concerning analysis from Scott at Foreign Notes: “in a country where there is no rule of law, and Kushnaryov’s statement that they would install Yanukovych as PM no matter what the president … Continue reading