July 14, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Miss today’s by-election? Considering it never made it onto the front page of BBC news, I wouldn’t be surprised… By the sound of things, you haven’t missed much. Heh! “Pavement Disgrace”. Genius. (Although despite their inanity it’s worth pointing out … Continue reading
July 14, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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“So, Mr Muslim, what did you do today?” – missed this, but a top-notch response to Tony Blair’s latest patronising bullshit. Our man Justin’s take is also spot on, though, so much over the last week or so, woefully – … Continue reading
July 13, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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The Safety Elephant strikes again. There’s a bloody surprise…
July 13, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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A bit of light relief: Kilroy faces Veritas leadership challenge. Heh! That didn’t take long…
July 12, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Following this post, it now seems very likely that the London bomber WERE British – although there has, as yet, been no indisputable confirmation. Four men from West Yorkshire have been identified on CCTV from King’s Cross, where they are … Continue reading
July 12, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Nosemonkey’s highly sensitive message to Northern Ireland: grow up. In other news, American military types are now allowed back into London, and police have shut down Luton railway station after finding a car suspected of being used by Thursday’s murderers … Continue reading
July 6, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Enough of the Olympics nonsense. How about reading Jarndyce on something that actually MATTERS? Although I feel I should point out that the initial estimated budget of the 2012 London Olympics (£2.375 billion), likely to rise, could – based on … Continue reading
July 6, 2005
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Hello even more extortionate council tax bills. I fucking hate the sodding Olympics. Update: Some links for those who care – The Guardian, The Sun, Reuters. Update 2: Heh… Update 3: Hear hear. Oh, and a reminder of why this … Continue reading
July 6, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Olympics announcement expected within the next half hour. As expected, it’s down to London or Paris, with the other buggers knocked out this morning. For some good in-depth coverage, complete with pictures of the proposed London site, check out Diamond … Continue reading
July 6, 2005
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I would just like to state for the record that I deeply hope that London fails to win the bid to host the Olympics today. Pointless waste of time and money. Let the French have it and get screwed – … Continue reading
July 4, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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The Telegraph – Panic in No 10 as ID card support collapses: “A YouGov poll for The Daily Telegraph shows that backing for ID cards has plummeted from 78 per cent less than two years ago to 45 per cent.” … Continue reading
July 2, 2005
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…in the history of the world, probably” Thus spake Chris Martin of Coldplay at Live8 just now, and so perfectly summed up the inanity of the thing. This is an intelligent chap. An intelligent chap with a good history degree … Continue reading
July 1, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Le Monde – The United Kingdom and the building of Europe: 45 years of ambivalence – a nicely critical timeline (in French), along with one of those all too common terrifying pictures of Thatcher…
July 1, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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You can just picture the smug grin on his face first thing this morning as Cherie rolls over in bed with a sultry “Good morning, Mr President”, can’t you? (Excuse me a moment while I go and scrum myself down … Continue reading