August 1, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Ah… Political loyalty, eh? “Lord Saatchi, the former Conservative chairman, charged the party �1.5 million for the services of his advertising companies in the general election campaign that he helped to create.” Combine that with the news that ex-Tory leader … Continue reading
August 1, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Non-news of the day: I’ll quit Commons at next election, Blair tells family and friends. Well, dur… Did anyone seriously expect him to do a Ted Heath and loyally serve his constituents from the backbenches for another quarter century? And … Continue reading
August 1, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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The Media and Terrorism – good stuff, a nice follow-up to that Simon Jenkins article from yesterday.
August 1, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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The former European Central Bank head honcho, who oversaw the introduction of the single currency during his 1998-2003 tenure, was found dead yesterday following cardiac trouble. As he died in the pool of his south of France villa, be certain … Continue reading
July 31, 2005
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Britblog roundup 24
Britblog Roundup #24 is up and packed with goodness
July 31, 2005
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Spot on
Simon Jenkins is spot-on in the Sunday Times: “The streets of London are alive with like dangers, with people who shoot, kill and maim dozens of people a year. We fight them all, whatever their proffered and spurious justification. “So … Continue reading
July 31, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Get off your fat arse and actually DO something to save democracy and freedom of speech and stuff, rather than just moan about it.
July 30, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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*may actually mean mind-numbing tedium Being, as I am, currently drunk and reading blogs on a crappy computer with the slowest internet connection I’ve had the misfortune of experiencing since about 1997, I’ve realised something irritating about my very own … Continue reading
July 29, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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That’s my interpretation anyway, and I’m sticking to it. He does strike me as the sort of man who, next time the terrorists strike, will sit back with a smug grin on his face and say “I told you so … Continue reading
July 29, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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No, no, no – of COURSE I’m not implying that the rampantly corrupt Italian multimillionaire media baron cum Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is himself a disaster, a rip off and screwing everybody (though he bloody well is), merely quoting this … Continue reading
July 29, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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*sniff* Andrew Marr’s last day as BBC political editor… Look at his little face! I have to say, though, that I am VERY disappointed with the lack of information on his Wikipedia page… For as important a national institution as … Continue reading
July 28, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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MI5 – apologists for terror (applying the government’s logic, at any rate): “Though they have a range of aspirations and ’causes’, Iraq is a dominant issue for a range of extremist groups and individuals in the UK and Europe. Some … Continue reading
July 28, 2005
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Britain’s future
A vision of Britain’s ID card future – “the more people that say something, anything, anywhere, the better. Making a subset of our fellow citizens feel less than complete members of our society, only causes the words ‘violent backlash’ to … Continue reading
July 28, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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icBirmingham – Top Muslim states the bleeding obvious brands Blair a liar