July 7, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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It is 9:20am on Friday 7th July 2006. At this time on Thursday 7th July 2005, I had been hunting around the interweb for quarter of an hour, trying to find out whether the bang that I’d heard tell of … Continue reading
July 6, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Had I gone to some press junket as I was supposed to, rather than head home to watch the France/Portugal game (fairly tedious), I would have been within easy assassination distance of Margaret Thatcher last night. I have failed in … Continue reading
July 5, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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As Russia’s lovely, cuddly Vladimir Putin throws his weight around on the international stage, the BBC has been offering the chance to pose questions for the corrupt, dictatorial ex-KGB nutter via its Have Your Say Forums.It must be said, judging … Continue reading
July 4, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Ever heard of that? Me neither, and – like the majority of UK political bloggers – I’m a geek about these things. A google search turns up nothing, yet here’s a report from Morley Today, the website of the Morley … Continue reading
July 3, 2006
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As if by magic, as England get booted out of the World Cup and the country basks in a heatwave, all sorts of New Labour unpleasantness has bubbled to the surface once more, the stench cunningly hidden by the reek … Continue reading
June 27, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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That chap McKeating mocks former Home Secretary Charles Clarke so I don’t have to. The final paragraph is absolutely spot on…
June 26, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Tories pledge ‘cheap, meaningless stunt’, otherwise known as David Cameron continuing to ride the civil liberties bandwaggon with the promise of a “US-style” Bill of Rights for the UK in place of the Human Rights Act. There are a fair … Continue reading
June 23, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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You have to get 43 paragraphs into his speech on anti-social behaviour (“ASB”, apparently) before you get to what he’s really getting at. Unfortunately, most journalists seem only to have made it to paragraph 38, where he mentions (among many … Continue reading
June 21, 2006
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As if the team’s performances on the pitch weren’t boringly average enough, we now get our two options for next Prime Minister acting like primary school kids fighting over who had the “best” seat at the football. “Best” here meaning … Continue reading
June 20, 2006
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Hi, my name’s Tony, and I love the environment – Labour have just thrown away their “Cameron’s an environmental hypocrite” card…
June 20, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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The oddness of international law (part 234): Montenegro’s independence has finally allowed the country to conclude a peace treaty with Japan. Europe’s newest state had technically been at war with the land of the rising sun since the 1904-05 Russo-Japan … Continue reading
June 19, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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In case you missed it, final proof that the EU is interminably dull: even Eddie Izzard can’t make it entertaining. (But he does try, bless him…)(Oh and a handy summary of the outcome of last week’s summit – the EU’s … Continue reading
June 19, 2006
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Lacking the facility to do a screengrab before they realise the cock-up, nonetheless this is worth flagging. A BBC news story with the headline “Homes crisis ‘down to immigration’” would tend to make you think that an official body has … Continue reading
June 19, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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£12.4 billion for an overdue computer system? Double the original estimated cost? Fears of the National Identity Register are declining…But hell – that’s three times the cost of invading Iraq, for Christ’s sake! We could have whooped some filthy foreign … Continue reading