November 16, 2006
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France’s next president could be decided today as the Socialists vote in a three-way primary for their candidate to take on Chirac’s expected conservative successor, Nicholas Sarkozy. The front-runner for the socialists (on 49% – via) is currently thought to … Continue reading
November 15, 2006
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State Opening of Parliament today – a good day to bury bad news, so keep your eyes peeled.Already, we have: UK unemployment at seven year high – see the Office for National Statistics for the full report. Oh, there was … Continue reading
November 14, 2006
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According to today’s EU Politix press review, it is looking increasingly likely that the next president of the European Parliament will be the centre-right EPP group’s leader. (Yep, that’s the same group that David Cameron promised the tories he’d pull … Continue reading
November 13, 2006
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For those still following the extraordinary rendition story, the secret CIA flights allegedly transporting prisioners from The War Against Terror, attention should be turned to Poland, where – according to the EU Observer – “a three day trip to Warsaw … Continue reading
November 5, 2006
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Britain is supposed to be morally and legally opposed to the death penalty, so why is Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett expressing her support for the psycho ex-dictator’s imminent execution? Yes, the guy’s guilty (and guilty of far more than he … Continue reading
November 2, 2006
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Policeman in “does his job” shocker!
November 1, 2006
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Something new from me over at The Sharpener, providing some context to John Reid’s recent comments about the need for fresh innovation to combat terrorism.
October 28, 2006
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The Bush administration uses unimaginative essay-writing technique #236: “It all depends on your definition of…”*sigh* Why must the world be run by such second-class minds? And why has this story been buried on a weekend (there’s nothing about it on … Continue reading
October 26, 2006
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As if it wasn’t enough to have spent the last nine years under the most legislation-happy government in forever (who love the idea of new laws so much they want to bypass parliament through the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill … Continue reading
October 17, 2006
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The winning logo for next year’s celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome: And in the accompanying story, the killer quote: “The winner was named amid reports that the EU is scaling back celebration plans, fearing public … Continue reading
September 28, 2006
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Home Secretary John Reid, in his speech to the Labour party conference in Manchester: “It’s not Muslims versus the rest of us, it’s evil terrorists on one side against all civilised people on the other.” Meanwhile, a couple of hundred … Continue reading
September 26, 2006
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yet observ’d Their dread Commander: he above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent Stood like a Towr; his form had yet not lost All her Original brightness, nor appear’d Less then Arch Angel ruind, and th’ excess Of … Continue reading
September 26, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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It’s been a while, but something new from me over at The Sharpener: the snappily-titled A new Euromyth – born from the EU doing its job exactly as it should. (I’ll never make a Sun Sub-editor…)
September 19, 2006
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(At least until they shut off the net in an hour or two…) Stirling work from Bangkok Pundit, 2Bangkok, Thai-Blogs, and ignore the pink hearts and multiple exclamation marks, Gnarly Kitty is also putting in a good, stream-of-consciousness show. Once … Continue reading