March 24, 2006
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An odd one: Jodie Marsh Mr. Willis: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if she will take steps to deny Jodie Marsh access to schools for which her Department is responsible. [60882] 23 Mar 2006 : … Continue reading
March 24, 2006
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If you want a balanced analysis of the proceedings of an economic summit, who better to get in to do it than a man who wants to end the very institution holding said summit. Yep, EUPolitix have got in Nigel … Continue reading
March 23, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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OK, so the Capita story’s hotting up. But how about the other donors lenders? How about, for example, Sir David Garrard and Andrew Rosenfeld, former co-owners of property group Minerva? Garrard has sponsored “The Business Academy, Bexley” to the tune … Continue reading
March 23, 2006
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Chairman Rod Aldridge has quit as head of the vast and frequently incompetent company following the revelation of his �1 million “loan” to the Labour party (which, of course, had nothing whatsoever to do with the hundreds of millions of … Continue reading
March 22, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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That “glorification of terrorism” nonsense has just passed in the Lords. To say that the tactics of Nelson Mandela and his allies in opposing apartheid achieved a good thing and were laudible will shortly – technically – become illegal. Hurrah. … Continue reading
March 22, 2006
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Oh, and this. This is the voice of the aftermath. Where’s the help? Where’s the closure? Where’s the inquiry?
March 22, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Attention all bloggers/chat room users: “A Woman who posted false sexual allegations against a UKIP parliamentary candidate on the internet has become the first person in a British chat room to be successfully sued for libel… “In a potentially significant … Continue reading
March 22, 2006
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Luckily, Justin has said most of what I wanted to. Normal service should hopefully resume at some point. Meanwhile, can anyone provide me with a comprehensive list of the contracts Capita’s received – public and private – over the last … Continue reading
March 20, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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(Updated: Yes, I know his name’s Rod. My bad. More updates at the foot of this post…) It won’t, because we have a largely supine press when it comes to this government. The tabloids can bring people down via sex … Continue reading
March 20, 2006
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Via Garry (via Robert Sharp, who I really must add to the blogroll), an interesting piece on media coverage of the Iraq conflict which reminded me of one I wrote back on 25th March 2003 for another site. It was … Continue reading
March 20, 2006
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Still, good to see it’s not just the Scottish parliament with a dodgy roof that could collapse at any moment, ensuring that millions of pounds of public money have been wasted… And we’re going to get the Olympic village finished … Continue reading
March 18, 2006
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This on blogging. (Even though the good doctor quotes me to disagree with me and now I’m agreeing with him – but that’s part of the joy of such a discursive medium: we get to change our minds daily based … Continue reading
March 17, 2006
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It’s Friday night and it’s St Patrick’s day, which means one of the most drunken of the year. When better to release an official admission that UK airports were used in “extraordinary rendition” flights SEVENTY-THREE TIMES since 2001, despite umpteen … Continue reading
March 17, 2006
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The Guardian in “recognising quality” shocker! Yep, our man McKeating’s first piece for Comment is Free has made the editor’s pick. Which appearently means he’ll get a bit of cash for it. Hurrah! This, of course, means we must now … Continue reading