August 28, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Our man Worstall reminds me that our man Barlow is still slogging away on his John O-Groats to Land’s End walk in aid of the Brain Research Trust (follow his progress here) – which reminded me that I had a … Continue reading
August 26, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Up now at The Sharpener – some good’uns in there, even if it did take me rather longer than I’d hoped to get the thing up…
August 17, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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It’s bad enough when a teacher who supports the BNP gets sacked for their (decidedly repellant) political beliefs, despite no evidence that those beliefs were being propagated in the classroom. But suspending someone for being a right-wing Tory and writing … Continue reading
August 12, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Good point, well made: “If the threat level can only be raised after a plot has been foiled, just what are they meant to warn us about?” And the general point responded to likewise. In utterly unrelated news, Sunny has … Continue reading
August 8, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Following Tim, Justin and (most comprehensively) Unity, I’ve had a bash at those Janet Street-Porter and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown articles on blogging from the other week, in the Press Gazette (out Thursday, apparently with a lovely piccy of yours truly…)Thursday update: … Continue reading
August 6, 2006
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Somewhat busy… Neeka has a roundup of Ukraine news responses in the wake of President Yuschenko teaming up with ex-President Yanukovych (the guy who supposedly poisoned him). Surely the Orange Revolution is dead? Is this simply yet another temporary alliance, … Continue reading
August 2, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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The New Yorker – Amateur Hour: “To live up to its billing, Internet journalism has to meet high standards both conceptually and practically: the medium has to be revolutionary, and the journalism has to be good. The quality of Internet … Continue reading
July 29, 2006
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That McKeating is rather good on newspaper columnists, blogs and the like. I may expound on this myself at some point, beyond my mere interjections in the comments there.From what I can tell, we’re beginning to see a new phase … Continue reading
July 27, 2006
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Rachel’s had more bad luck, seemingly losing or having her passport stolen at the 7th July memorial service (which she attended, if you’re coming in late, due to being only a few feet away from the King’s Cross bomb) – … Continue reading
July 25, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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(Although I think that should technically read “New Statesman New Media Awards report”, but that contains rather too many “New”s, especially as neither the magazine nor the awards really are.) Anyway, as Guido’s still hungover, Paul got lost, Katie vanished, … Continue reading
July 22, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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July 20, 2006
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Via Tim and Justin, a welcome new addition to UK online political comment, with the Independent’s Simon Carr launching a blog-style parliamentary sketch site. Very promising thus far, though sadly no comment facility as of yet…
July 19, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Petite Anglaise has been sacked for writing her award-winning blog (or “gross misconduct”, as they called it) – and has launched a test case before an employment tribunal claiming compensation of two years’ salary. The Telegraph has more, as does … Continue reading
July 16, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve finally got around to a mini-update of the blogroll after months of stagnation (which has left a whole raft of good bloggers like Gavin Ayling, the NHS Blog Doctor, Iain Dale and Davide Simonetti, some of whom I’ve been … Continue reading