March 2, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Well, if Tony Blair says she did nothing wrong then I for one am convinced that Tessa Jowell is an ideal person to have in the Cabinet. Then again, having Blair’s “full confidence” didn’t do Mandelson or Blunkett much good…
March 2, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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£430 million and the roof’s still dodgy. Nice work, Scottish devolution types… For future reference, I did woodwork at school for a bit – I could probably knock you up a functional debating chamber for, ooohhh… Let’s say £50k. (Note: … Continue reading
March 2, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Piss off, chum – if you hadn’t done such a half-arsed job of drawing up a draft constitution for the EU we wouldn’t be in this mess. Yep, the chap who headed up the Convention on the Future of Europe … Continue reading
March 1, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Comment on Power – “This is an entirely unofficial page for discussion of the report of the Power Inquiry” from the people behind MySociety. Could be a good chance to ramble off on pet constitutional theories and the like. (via)
March 1, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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(Or, On democracy, faction and the future of party) The House of Lords is great: “Elections are still vitally important in holding decision-makers accountable, but that does not mean that every political institution should be elected. We need the addition … Continue reading
February 28, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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To make up for lack of content for the last couple of days, content about which you couldn’t care less – it’s meme time! (Blame this man) Four jobs I�ve had Intern in the European Commission’s Information Department (while I … Continue reading
February 28, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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I still haven’t got over that sodding migrane, and am finding it very hard to think, read, or concentrate for more than a couple of minutes (so no in-depth analysis of the Power Report from me for a while…) In … Continue reading
February 27, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Depressing reading – the latest polling figures on public support for ID cards. 52% still in favour; 60% agree that if you’ve got nothing to hide you’ve got nothing to fear. More promisingly, 63% reject the suggestion that they could … Continue reading
February 27, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Migraine. Can’t see properly. Light blogging today intill my brain stops being spacky. Ta-ta.
February 26, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Via just about everyone, I present my pecadilloes: And for some actual content, rather than mere pictoral representations, try Britblog Roundup 54.
February 25, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Has Tony Blair been getting ideas from Russia? “The social custom keeping communities in Russia together � krugovaia poruka, or ‘joint responsibility’ � has been used by the authorities as a means of control since Tsarism. In the Soviet period, … Continue reading
February 25, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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This. Time to get over her, people.
February 24, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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What the hell? Suspending an elected representative from office for four weeks for making a foolish but hardly earth-shattering (and certainly non anti-semitic) remark that happened to offend someone? Does this mean I can get Tony Blair and Charles Clarke … Continue reading
February 24, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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People are stupid, part 4,567 – UK Polling Report: “45% of Labour voters want Blair to go this year or next year” Which means, of course, that 55% of Labour voters DON’T want him to go. Likewise, “67% of current … Continue reading