April 6, 2008
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on A bit of admin
I’ve just upgraded to the latest version of Wordpress, so if anything’s gone weird, that’s why. Let me know if you spot anything – ta! Also, I’ve started filling out the country/region specialists part of the Nosemonkey’s EUtopia Netvibes Universe, … Continue reading
April 2, 2008
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Congrats Alex Stubb MEP (yes, he of the website full of really bizarre photos) on his recently-announced promotion following the highly entertaining mobile phone sex scandal. That makes two Scandinavian countries with bloggers as Foreign Ministers (the other being Sweden’s … Continue reading
April 1, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve been shortlisted for an award alongside the big boys of the MSM, so lets have a gander at why… Continue reading
March 7, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve been in this game on and off for the last five years, and the world of EU blogging has changed rather a lot in that time. So, who are the players? Continue reading
March 6, 2008
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on All your EU news and blog RSS needs covered
Here you go – a handy compilation of RSS feeds of various EU news sites and blogs, courtesy of yours truly. It’s rather a work in progress – as you can see from the subject and country/region tabs, yet to … Continue reading
February 26, 2008
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on A cultural quickie
If you haven’t seen these already, and are based in the UK, watch today via the really rather fun BBC iPlayer: Jonathan Meades: Magnetic North – yet another top-notch contribution from the almost always fascinating Meades, this time looking at … Continue reading
September 28, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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So say some people who’ve just launched a pro blogging company with a UK political blog at its heart. Way to get linkage, guys! (Oh, wait… Damn…) The thing is, it’s true and we all know it. But we’ve all … Continue reading
September 24, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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The graphic above appears on the Sun’s website today as part of their “Oi, Gordon – give us a referendum on the EU reform treaty or else” campaign. That it’s full of distortions is unsurprising, but some of these key … Continue reading
September 21, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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It was only a matter of time before Britain’s ridiculous libel laws led to an internet service provider shutting down a bunch of websites in the face of a writ. But the ISP hosting Bloggerheads and Craig Murray‘s blog, which … Continue reading
September 7, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Everyone in the UK knows that of the national daily papers, it’s really only the barely-read (and increasingly unreadable) Guardian (c.311,000 sales per issue) and Independent (c.190,000 sales per issue) who are in favour of the European Union. The Times … Continue reading
August 16, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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For the last few months I’ve been working insanely hard on a couple of real-world projects, one of which has just fallen through (through precisely no fault of my own). I haven’t had even a single night out of London … Continue reading
August 11, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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I mean, what other explanation can there be for this pile of wilfully-ignorant, almost precisely wrong in every way piece of abject dross? “The most nauseating aspect of the campaign is the way we are repeatedly told that the Iraqi … Continue reading
July 12, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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Note to the internet: Just because I haven’t posted much of late doesn’t give you permission to bombard my site with comment spam, you bastard. Note to regular readers (if I’ve got any left after so few posts): Sorry, I’ve … Continue reading
June 6, 2007
by Nosemonkey
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In lieu of inspiration I’ve been reading a few precursors to bloggers to try and get the creative juices flowing. As such, pertinent find from Dr Johnson’s Rambler (No.3, June 5th 1750): It is… quickly discoverable, that consultation and compliance … Continue reading