July 28, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Note to all the people arriving here from Google searches for “pissing” – Eeeeew… Note to self – stop swearing so much… Update: Oddly, pissing and swearing has turned into a discussion of the IRA’s statement in the comments… Update … Continue reading
July 28, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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I’m not a fan of the Stop the War Coalition. They’ve made a few too many silly pronouncements and have a few too many associations with people for whom I’ve got little respect for me to normally want to have … Continue reading
July 28, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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British stoicism goes to shit – nice one. As if it’s not bad enough that everyone who looks a bit foreign is being stared at suspiciously on the tube and made to feel deeply uncomfortable, attacks on “asian” people (which … Continue reading
July 27, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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But it must be said, “Big Brother” was the first thing that sprang to mind on reading that plans are afoot across the EU to increase the cover of surveillance technology. Naturally enough, CCTV is a useful tool. But unless … Continue reading
July 27, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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As regular readers of this blog will know, I’m no economist and numbers tend to confuse me. But still, this doesn’t look good: “According to the latest revisions, the EU25 external current account recorded a deficit of 22.5 billion euro … Continue reading
July 27, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Blair can never win this “war”. He’s fighting it in the wrong place. Oh, and On Iraq, 7/7 and the Truth.
July 27, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Police fail to use most effective anti-terror tactics – risking all our lives with irresponsible use of “restraint” and “arrest” rather than the tried and tested method of “shoot in head”. Update: Heh! – ICIGSITBOTH – In Case I Get … Continue reading
July 26, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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An obvious question, this, but one that’s been confusing me. Shortly after the 7th July bombs the government admitted that ID cards would not have enabled them to stop the attacks. But there was a caveat – were everyone in … Continue reading
July 26, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Today’s best headline award – quality.
July 26, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Something to hearten the fascists. Update: And something to hearten the Dear Leader
July 26, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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“Police say the tactics, which involve shooting suspected suicide bombers in the head, are the most effective.” Police also say that “the most effective way to stop criminals from committing crimes is to shoot them in the head,” and that … Continue reading
July 25, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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This. This in full. Long, but well worth it. Takes a line of argument about terrorism that’s increasingly prevalent on this here interweb (and, sadly, sometimes also in the real world) and demonstrates fairly catagorically why it’s abject shite. Good … Continue reading
July 25, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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For the second working day running, my company’s IT team (based out of London) have been officially advised not to come in to our central London office. Even though when they bother to come in they travel by car, not … Continue reading
July 25, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Following this post (crossposted here), where I suggested that the reports of smoke and a strange smell on a tube train at Vauxhall on Friday (shortly before the unfortunate shooting incident at Stockwell down the road) were the product of … Continue reading