April 21, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve been asked to give this a plug – the deadline’s 31st May, the age limit is 17-35, and the prize (of which there is one for every EU member state) is a trip to Berlin in August/September (just in … Continue reading
February 19, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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A misleading headline suggesting EU involvement in a deportation case this morning sparked a ponder about the power of the press. Continue reading
January 9, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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(I’ll copy the offending article below the fold, for those who are interested. And for non-UK readers who don’t know what Private Eye is, it’s the UK’s best satirical political magazine – and also one of the few publications to … Continue reading
December 19, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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As The Economist shuts its EU-focussed blog, a look at the commercial prospects for EU and specialist online media Continue reading
December 8, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Without an honest, open understanding of our pasts – both individual and collective – how can we possibly hope to build a better future? Continue reading
November 14, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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A subject worth another look every year or so – especially with EU elections looming in 2009 – is what sort of discussion (if any) the European Union is inspiring among its citizens. After all, I remain top Google result … Continue reading
October 16, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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And from the most unlikely of sources – Britain’s leading terrestrial commercial television channel ITV. The self-same ITV that’s been kicking up a fuss over it’s obligation to provide “public service” programmes for the last year or more. So, following … Continue reading
September 17, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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It’s about time, but the European Parliament just got that little bit more accessible to us members of the great unwashed with today’s launch of EuroparlTV. With subtitles and voiceovers in 23 languages, initial impressions are good, though I can’t … Continue reading
July 24, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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And so another attempt to make money out of someone blathering on about politics has failed, with the closure of Westmonster. I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so… Note to any other wannabe online … Continue reading
April 15, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Someone got in touch to ask some questions about citizen journalism and my coverage of the July 2005 London terrorist attacks… 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
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 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 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