August 25, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Not guilty of taking part in a terrorist plot that never existed? Meh… Never mind – let’s deport the bugger anyway. To a regime known to use torture. That has already admitted that it plans to lock him up as … Continue reading
August 22, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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This could be fun – expose the inanity, and all entirely legally.(I’ve been in the wilds of Dartmoor for the last few days, by the by, and have picked up a lurgy – more later if my brain clears, nose … Continue reading
August 17, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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It’s bad enough when a teacher who supports the BNP gets sacked for their (decidedly repellant) political beliefs, despite no evidence that those beliefs were being propagated in the classroom. But suspending someone for being a right-wing Tory and writing … Continue reading
August 16, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Vigilance in the face of an unprecedented terrorist threat 1Vigilance in the face of an unprecedented terrorist threat 2
August 14, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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“Why not just go all the way and announce a short period of Sharia law if keeping us safe above all things is the overriding consideration?”Indeed.
August 12, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Psycho terrorists acting sensibly? What the hell is the world coming to? The best possible move Hezbollah can make – publicly accept the UN ceasefire plan so that Israel looks unreasonable. And then when rockets continue to be fired south … Continue reading
August 12, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Good point, well made: “If the threat level can only be raised after a plot has been foiled, just what are they meant to warn us about?” And the general point responded to likewise. In utterly unrelated news, Sunny has … Continue reading
August 10, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Yesterday: Major terrorism policy announcement by Home Secretary John Reid Today: A ‘plot to blow up planes’ is apparently foiled, and Heathrow airport shut down. And my first reaction? Utter disbelief and a sigh of resignation. They’ve simply cried wolf … Continue reading
August 6, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Somewhat busy… Neeka has a roundup of Ukraine news responses in the wake of President Yuschenko teaming up with ex-President Yanukovych (the guy who supposedly poisoned him). Surely the Orange Revolution is dead? Is this simply yet another temporary alliance, … Continue reading
August 1, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Yes, it’s an obvious thing to slag off, but still, this new public terror threat nonsense is simply so predictably alarmist it’s going to be delightfully easy to ignore. (Which is why, as one of those tediously obsessive bloggers you’ve … Continue reading
July 17, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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One of the perennial problems for an aspiring UK Prime Minister is the need to juggle domestic popularity with workable international relationships – especially with our EU partners. Because if you’re seen to suck up too much to the French … Continue reading
July 13, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Hurrah for John McDonnell, who seems to be about to set himself up as a stalking horse candidate for the inevitable post-Blair leadership election. Precisely what he’s intending will remain unclear until the official announcement tomorrow, and it sadly looks … Continue reading
July 11, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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As the all-powerful ID card scheme faces possible delays, would you look at that? “News” emerges that “Organised fraudsters tried to steal more than half a billion pounds from the government’s tax credit system in 2005/06”. So as doubts about … Continue reading
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