Look, I happened to be having a night in, OK? I’ve been busy of late, and am knackered… I wasn’t looking forward to it. Honest. Continue reading
May 24, 2008
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May 23, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Labour’s dismal electoral strategy
(Originally published on The Sharpener) So Labour have lost the Crewe and Natwich election, the Tories winning their first by-election in 26 years. Huzzah. At last Labour seem to be getting the kind of kicking they’ve long deserved – a … Continue reading
May 23, 2008
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On Labour’s ill-conceived electoral strategy
Something from me over at the revived Sharpener, following the Tory win in the Crewe and Nantwich by-election yesterday.
May 21, 2008
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Nosemonkey is not dead, honest
It’s been radio silence here for a while. Sorry about that… Here’s some gubbins to make it look like I’m still alive… Continue reading
May 3, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Mayor Boris, eh?
OK, so Boris has won and a load of people are in a tizzy. It’s all very familiar and predictable, and one of the prime reasons the British left is screwed. Continue reading
May 1, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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London elections – my vote, for those interested
Due to hating the party system, today I shall take great pleasure in not voting based on the colour of the rosettes – not least because the Lib Dems have inexplicably adopted UKIP’s colour scheme of yellow and purple, making … Continue reading
April 23, 2008
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St George’s Day
Busy, sorry – in the meantime, why not check out last year’s St George’s Day post (still all nice and relevant and stuff, just like George himself), as the self-same moron that inspired that one left a comment yesterday to … Continue reading
April 21, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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links for 2008-04-21
The Lisbon Treaty – 6 questions “My confusion exists on a whole bunch of levels. So bear with me as I try to disentangle them and lay them before you in a discrete manner, as opposed to the Escher-designed gordian … Continue reading
April 19, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Foreigners smell!
It’s official: The Met Office’s Sarah Holland said: “Basically, over the last few days, we’ve had fresh, strong winds from an easterly direction. As a result some of our air is coming from continental Europe.” …Helen Chivers of the Met … Continue reading
April 18, 2008
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On the EU’s “democratic deficit”
I’ve been planning a long piece on this for months, but haven’t quite found the time. This isn’t that piece, but it is a start – a trailer, if you will… Continue reading
April 17, 2008
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links for 2008-04-17
Coolest thing ever Not least because one of the engineers has the gloriously Pynchonian name Wayco Scroggin… (Yes US army prototype-Gundam robosuits have nothing to do with the EU, but I want one.) (tags: Random) EU parliament under fire for … Continue reading
April 16, 2008
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links for 2008-04-16
Irish MEP assaulted after Lisbon Treaty meeting It seems tempers are starting to flare in Ireland ahead of their referendum on the treaty. It seems I should look westwards for a change – especially as I’ve got a book review … Continue reading
April 15, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Blogging about blogging
Someone got in touch to ask some questions about citizen journalism and my coverage of the July 2005 London terrorist attacks… Continue reading
April 15, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Berlusconi’s back – huzzah!
Aaaaah! Silvio… How I’ve missed you. Italian politics had simply got a bit too dull under Prodi, what with him not holding a near monopoly in the Italian media, not trying to blatantly advance his own commercial interests through his … Continue reading