April 19, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Journalists “finding it easier to write a load of nonsense about something vaguely similar to their dayjobs than to go out and uncovering genuine news stories” shocker! Or, in other words, a study has found that “blogging has received disproportionate … 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 22, 2006
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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 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
by Nosemonkey
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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
March 14, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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The Guardian’s new blog type thing, Comment is Free, has launched. Should be worth a gander – although there are a few notable omissions on the contributors page – where are the proper bloggers who have been invited to write … Continue reading
March 12, 2006
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Britblog time!
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 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 13, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Ooooh – voting is open on Fistful’s 2nd European Weblog Awards, and this place is up for Best Weblog, Best Political Weblog and Best UK Weblog. Hurrah! Also rather satisfying is the fact that The Sharpener, like wot I was … Continue reading
December 7, 2005
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Oh, forgot – A Fistful of Euros has opened the nominations in its second European Weblog Awards – and is a deserving nominee in the Weblog Awards’ Best European Blog category. Get over there and suggest / vote away and … Continue reading
July 31, 2005
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Britblog Roundup #24 is up and packed with goodness
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 10, 2005
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Tim Worstall’s latest Britblog roundup is up – entirely unaffected by arsehole murderers, which is only as it should be.