October 28, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Yes, I’ve gone quiet again of late. Sorry. Illness and work have conspired to make me feel like poo. Still, an interesting tidbit from the whole “did Peter Mandelson get up to anything dodgy with Russian oligarchs?” thing that’s been … Continue reading
October 23, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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It’s looming – and from today it’s apparently officially acceptable to wear a poppy. No longer are the Remembrance Sunday parades packed out with survivors of the Somme, even veterans from the Second World War are getting rarer by the … Continue reading
October 20, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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As Baroness Ashton heads to Brussels, is she really able to become a Commissioner? Is ANY British politician? Continue reading
October 16, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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And from the most unlikely of sources – Britain’s leading terrestrial commercial television channel ITV. The self-same ITV that’s been kicking up a fuss over it’s obligation to provide “public service” programmes for the last year or more. So, following … Continue reading
October 14, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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After the worrying moves against Italy’s Roma population back in the summer, it seems that racial tensions are on the rise Italy-wide. After all, if the state’s going to sanction the persecution of one ethnic minority, why not start having … Continue reading
October 8, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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“about a quarter of the entire population, some 30 million Americans, were without any income at all. Two million vagrants… roamed the country looking for work. Twenty per cent of the nation’s school children were under-weight; in the poorest communities… … Continue reading
October 6, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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It’s fairly apparent that even the experts haven’t had the first clue what they were doing over the last few years (“yeah, let’s lend money to someone who’s got no hope of paying us back – that’s a good idea!”), … Continue reading
October 3, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Here she is – Baroness Ashton. Never heard of her? Neither’s pretty much anyone else. I think that’s part of the point. Continue reading
September 24, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Of course, this is no doubt a lot more complicated than it appears at first glance, but nonetheless the apparent attempts to shut down UKIP press spokesman Gawain Towler’s long-running England Expects blog are to be heartily condemned. As the … Continue reading
September 22, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Absolutely hilarious (via): “Of 40 people questioned, none could put names to photographs of all 23 Cabinet ministers. Only one managed to recognise more than half of them… A total of seven ministers – nearly a third of the Cabinet … Continue reading
September 17, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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It’s about time, but the European Parliament just got that little bit more accessible to us members of the great unwashed with today’s launch of EuroparlTV. With subtitles and voiceovers in 23 languages, initial impressions are good, though I can’t … Continue reading
September 13, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Expect little in the way of anything from me until Tuesday. (If anyone’s interested, I’ll be staying in the canton of Vaud on the northern shore of Lake Geneva/Leman, to attend a wedding in the rather pretty-looking village of Saint … Continue reading
September 12, 2008
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Two articles well worth a gander, both trying to work out the “new post-Cold War world order” that increasing numbers are identifying in the wake of the Georgia crisis, and slowly trying to define. First up, from The Economist, this … Continue reading
September 11, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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This will bear close analysis, even with the imminent change of regime in Washington. Running, as it does, to nearly 6,000 words, I don’t have the time just now, but will hopefully return to this on the morrow. For now, … Continue reading