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
by Nosemonkey
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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 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 20, 2006
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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 13, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Largely because it had run out, but partially because of the Renew for Freedom campaign, last month I renewed my passport, sending the thing off with plenty of time for the potential three week turnaround time. Perhaps thanks to the … Continue reading
May 25, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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A new, probably ill-considered, and certainly rather rare piece from me on Iraq over at the Sharpener. Although it’s not really about Iraq at all.
May 24, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Free this morning? Tim Ireland wants you to risk arrest in the rain. (Hey, at least that way you’ll be grateful when they bundle you into the back of the van…) Here’s why.
May 12, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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You’d have thought that now they’ve got the ID cards bill through parliament they’d shut up already with the nonsense scare-stories about identity theft. Either that or, if it’s currently so leniently punished as is being claimed, you’d think they … Continue reading
May 9, 2006
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Than early morning rumours of bombs on the Underground again… No idea yet if genuine, mind, so I’m probably just scaremongering here. Update: Looking like just rumours. Can’t find any confirmation at all – probably people jumping to conclusions because … Continue reading
May 8, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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The importance of grammar, part 4,673: At today’s press conference (amid much guff), Tony Blair commented on the 7th July bombings: “He said he knew of ‘nothing that would indicate [the security services] should have known or been able to … Continue reading
May 5, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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More buried news (an ideal day this – keep an eye out, people): BBC – No charges follow Menezes ‘leak’ “No one is to face charges over the alleged leaking of confidential papers from the Jean Charles de Menezes shooting … Continue reading
May 3, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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It’s a real shame that Australia’s no longer simply a prison colony – it’d solve so many problems. Perhaps they could convert part of the Outer Hebrides instead? (I wouldn’t put it past them, actually…) As it is, we’re now … Continue reading