August 15, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Has John Prescott got a clue? Criticising the Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition for, erm, doing his job and criticising the government? When his criticisms are effectively more like “I’d probably do it ever so slightly differently” than “you’re … Continue reading
August 14, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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“Why not just go all the way and announce a short period of Sharia law if keeping us safe above all things is the overriding consideration?”Indeed.
August 14, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Erm: “Mr Rafiq, of the Sufi Muslim Council, which is among several new Muslim groups to emerge in the past year, said: ‘The first thing that we need to do as a community is admit there is a problem.”‘It is … Continue reading
August 12, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Psycho terrorists acting sensibly? What the hell is the world coming to? The best possible move Hezbollah can make – publicly accept the UN ceasefire plan so that Israel looks unreasonable. And then when rockets continue to be fired south … Continue reading
August 12, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Good point, well made: “If the threat level can only be raised after a plot has been foiled, just what are they meant to warn us about?” And the general point responded to likewise. In utterly unrelated news, Sunny has … Continue reading
August 10, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Yesterday: Major terrorism policy announcement by Home Secretary John Reid Today: A ‘plot to blow up planes’ is apparently foiled, and Heathrow airport shut down. And my first reaction? Utter disbelief and a sigh of resignation. They’ve simply cried wolf … Continue reading
August 8, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Following Tim, Justin and (most comprehensively) Unity, I’ve had a bash at those Janet Street-Porter and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown articles on blogging from the other week, in the Press Gazette (out Thursday, apparently with a lovely piccy of yours truly…)Thursday update: … Continue reading
August 6, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Somewhat busy… Neeka has a roundup of Ukraine news responses in the wake of President Yuschenko teaming up with ex-President Yanukovych (the guy who supposedly poisoned him). Surely the Orange Revolution is dead? Is this simply yet another temporary alliance, … Continue reading
August 2, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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The New Yorker – Amateur Hour: “To live up to its billing, Internet journalism has to meet high standards both conceptually and practically: the medium has to be revolutionary, and the journalism has to be good. The quality of Internet … Continue reading
August 1, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Yes, it’s an obvious thing to slag off, but still, this new public terror threat nonsense is simply so predictably alarmist it’s going to be delightfully easy to ignore. (Which is why, as one of those tediously obsessive bloggers you’ve … Continue reading