April 29, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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As feared, it would appear that two of the foreign criminals released without being considered for deportation thanks to Home Office blunders have gone on to face rape charges, with three others also found to have reoffended – ranging from … Continue reading
April 26, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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And I thought the mental image of (the late) gnome-like Robin Cook with his (then) secretary was bad enough, or gravestone-toothed David Mellor with that horse-faced model woman in his Chelsea strip. But oh no – Labour can always go … Continue reading
April 25, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Chris Lightfoot has demolished yesterday’s Charles Clarke speech, so I don’t have to: “The speech is remarkable in that almost every factual assertion Clarke made about the recent legislation of his department was false” Update: Oh dear, poor Charlie’s come … Continue reading
April 25, 2006
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Police in “demanding more powers and interfering in public policy” shocker! Yep, “senior police officers” are reading from the government’s ID card script and spreading yet more stories of identity theft, passport forgery and whathaveyou. (And please note how carefully … Continue reading
April 23, 2006
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“I’m right and everyone else is wrong”
April 21, 2006
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I know plenty of others have already flagged this, but our own Mr Worstall in today’s Times really is superb in his Charles Clarke demolition job. In fact, it would appear that a hatred of Charles Clarke – and the … Continue reading
April 20, 2006
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Is the EU going to save us from the database state after all? The European Data Protection Supervisor, Peter Hustinx, who has been consistently vocal in his opposition to new (Blair/UK-proposed) EU data retention regulations, has warned in his annual … Continue reading
April 19, 2006
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Why do I get the feeling that today’s PMQs could prove significant in a couple of years’ time when we get a few more leaks of classified documents? Oh, I know – it’s this explicit denial from the Prime Minister: … Continue reading
April 13, 2006
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Breaking: BBC- Arrest in cash for honours probe – the guy’s 60 years old, apparently, but no further details. Sadly that rules out Lord Levy, who’s 61…
April 5, 2006
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You may have noticed that I’m rather busy. Sorry about that… In the meantime, enjoy Tim Ireland’s latest animation, advising us all, “don’t vote Labour“. He makes a good and entertaining case.Oh, and it’s not often you’ll see Tim, Guido … Continue reading
April 3, 2006
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Guido’s keeping up the good work on the dodgy Labour loans, with some Capita suspicions and Sainsbury questions. As the man says, if Lord Sainsbury has “lent” Labour between £8.5 million and £13 million, what’s the likelihood of him being … Continue reading
March 31, 2006
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Bill Clinton being interviewed on Newsnight just now, talking about the Labour leadership, made the wonderful Freudian slip of referring to “Tony Brown”… Well I found it funny. (And at this juncture I will point out that the only reason … Continue reading
March 28, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Our man Garry the Curious Hamster is on top form at the moment, with two great posts nicely demolishing Tony Blair’s “army of crudely built strawmen” and tedious “semantics, misrepresentations and downright nasty shits bullying anyone who disagrees into submission”. … Continue reading
March 26, 2006
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Well well well – looks like I may have been on the right track, at least. Sadly there’s only so much you can do with Google… Update: Guido’s finger points to Lord Levy – a far more likely candidate than … Continue reading