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August 16, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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August 15, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Prescott: idiot
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
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Sharia
“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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Booze
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
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Sensible terrorists
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
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Threats and blogs
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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Oh, come on…
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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Bloggers vs. columnists
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
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Ukraine, Eastern Europe, Blogs, ID Cards
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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Amateur Hour
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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Terror threat tackiness
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
July 29, 2006
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Blogs and newspapers
That McKeating is rather good on newspaper columnists, blogs and the like. I may expound on this myself at some point, beyond my mere interjections in the comments there.From what I can tell, we’re beginning to see a new phase … Continue reading
July 28, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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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
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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