Britblog Roundup #24 is up and packed with goodness
July 31, 2005
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Category Archives: Culture
July 30, 2005
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Reader vote excitement*!
*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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Today, I shall mostly be mourning the end of an era
*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 19, 2005
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The benefits of European integration, part 4,578
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the EU-wide arrest warrant, extremely helpful in fighting terrorism and organised crime – which, I think we can all agree, is largely cross-border these days. And – please note – on this occasion a … Continue reading
July 15, 2005
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Titchmarsh
Look, I know that the BBC Charter renewal thing’s coming up and so they’ve got to give concessions to our philistine government by dumbing down – sorry – making accessible cultural output, but why in hell’s name have they got … Continue reading
July 14, 2005
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Melanie Phillips
Melanie Phillips is a racist scumbag whose words can kill*. Top post title. Top blog strapline. And here I will proudly announce that the most Melanie Phillips I have ever had the misfortune of reading is the odd quoted sentence, … Continue reading
July 10, 2005
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Britblog roundup
Tim Worstall’s latest Britblog roundup is up – entirely unaffected by arsehole murderers, which is only as it should be.
July 7, 2005
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The G8, EU, Africa, the CAP
(and a bit on the BBC’s supposed bias) As a G8 sideshow, EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson today gave a speech in Edinburgh on living standards in Africa, how they will be affected by current EU reforms, and what needs … Continue reading
July 5, 2005
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Tackling the euro popularity deficit
Another one to get the sceptics all upset – a call for a propaganda campaign to convince people that the euro is great and stuff. From the report (.doc download) it looks like some of our more economically-minded anti-EU brethren … Continue reading
June 20, 2005
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Blogger Book Group: Foucault’s Pendulum
Today was the date I suggested for my bright idea of blathering on about Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco. Irritatingly, I’m a lot busier than I thought I’d be and yesterday was so nice and sunny I spent it outside … Continue reading
May 19, 2005
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A potentially pretentious pondering – perhaps propitious, perhaps palmary, possibly pertinent to peruse
Sorry about that – got all alliterative of a sudden. Just an idea, loosely prompted by this meme from a few weeks back – anyone interested in participating in a blog-based book group? Could make a nice break from politics … Continue reading
April 4, 2005
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Books etc.
I appear to have been nominated by Phil Hunt at Cabalamat Journal to do the bloggers’ book questionnaire thing that’s been doing the rounds. As it doesn’t look like it’ll take long and I’m rather busy, here goes: You’re stuck … Continue reading
December 2, 2004
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The press, politics and the bloggosphere
Still busy. Sorry. More posts soon. For now, a quickie: There looks to be a friendly disagreement between (pro-EU) Toby of Straight Banana and (anti-EU) EU-Serf of The Road to Euro Serfdom over the merits and bias of that mighty … Continue reading
December 1, 2004
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Ukraine, Blogging and Democracy
Le Sabot Poste-Moderne is reporting that a compromise has been reached. There will apparently be a re-vote, and both sides have renounced violence. Let’s hope this is not another of those false starts, of which there have been so many … Continue reading