April 5, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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You may have noticed that I’m rather busy. Sorry about that… In the meantime, enjoy Tim Ireland’s latest animation, advising us all, “don’t vote Labour“. He makes a good and entertaining case.Oh, and it’s not often you’ll see Tim, Guido … Continue reading
April 3, 2006
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No matter your opinions on having an antirely unelected former flatmate of the Prime minister as the head of the judiciary, the fact that the Lord Chancellor Charlie “the Lord” Falconer has today given up one of his office’s most … Continue reading
April 3, 2006
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Guido’s keeping up the good work on the dodgy Labour loans, with some Capita suspicions and Sainsbury questions. As the man says, if Lord Sainsbury has “lent” Labour between £8.5 million and £13 million, what’s the likelihood of him being … Continue reading
April 2, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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A mini Britblog roundup while we’re waiting for the real thing – some posts that caught my eye: Jim Bliss on anti-Americanism, Phil Edwards on Asbos, Notes From A Small Bedroom looks to the past, as does To the Tooting … Continue reading
March 31, 2006
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Bill Clinton being interviewed on Newsnight just now, talking about the Labour leadership, made the wonderful Freudian slip of referring to “Tony Brown”… Well I found it funny. (And at this juncture I will point out that the only reason … Continue reading
March 31, 2006
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Nutters of the world rejoice! Yep, all those raging loons who reckon the EU is a giant Catholic conspiracy to reverse the Reformation and subjugate us all to the laws of Rome (intriguingly often having a lot of crossover with … Continue reading
March 29, 2006
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The Guardian – All-night battle over ID cards looms: “This afternoon MPs in the Commons voted to reject the peers’ amendments, which would have given an opt-out of the national identity register to people simply applying for a new passport. … Continue reading
March 29, 2006
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Still insanely busy, but this from Longrider covers the latest government ID cards nonsense (with more good stuff from Bookdrunk at DK’s place), Tim Ireland continues to compile reasons why Blair must go, Rachel continues to highlight examples of Home … Continue reading
March 28, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Our man Garry the Curious Hamster is on top form at the moment, with two great posts nicely demolishing Tony Blair’s “army of crudely built strawmen” and tedious “semantics, misrepresentations and downright nasty shits bullying anyone who disagrees into submission”. … Continue reading
March 27, 2006
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Looks like the Guardian has recommended this place as a source for Ukraine info thanks to my liveblogging of the “Orange Revolution” back in November/December 2004 (see here for the relevant posts). I am, however, massively out of touch with … Continue reading
March 27, 2006
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Looks like now the initial interest has died down they’ve started testing the protest exclusion zone law again, briefly arresting Brian Haw and an unnamed woman yesterday “on suspicion of obstructing police”> Considering Haw’s barely moved from his position on … Continue reading
March 27, 2006
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In case you’ve come in late, a handy summary of the current state of the nation. If what is said sounds alarming and over-the-top, that’s largely because the legislation it’s discussing is also alarming and over-the-top: “Tyranny is sidling in. … Continue reading
March 26, 2006
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Well well well – looks like I may have been on the right track, at least. Sadly there’s only so much you can do with Google… Update: Guido’s finger points to Lord Levy – a far more likely candidate than … Continue reading
March 24, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Oh yes – this. “This is a formal call for an ammunition check. What have we got that we haven’t used? What have we got that can be used again? Count it, check it, and get ready to use it. … Continue reading