March 14, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Charles Clarke – I hate you and everything you stand for. A passport, a “voluntary document”? Bollocks, mate. I’m renewing mine now – that’ll last for ten years. In ten years time I’m quite likely to be living abroad and … Continue reading
March 13, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Holding back the truth of what happened at Stockwell on 21st July? Fine – could impede investigations. Restricting the Independent Police Complaints Commission in their enquiries? Not fine – even if they weren’t, could give the impression that the Met … Continue reading
March 9, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Hmmm… If you can be charged for “making a record of information likely to be useful to a terrorist” and “possessing information likely to be useful to a terrorist”, doesn’t that mean that Tony Blair should be arrested every time … Continue reading
March 8, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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It was always fairly obvious that dark-skinned bearded types (especially those with hooks for hands) wouldn’t find much sympathy when getting extradited to the US on terror charges. But since those bankers got done by the not even slightly reciprocal … Continue reading
March 6, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Remember all that guff at Live8 and the G8 summit last summer – all the Geldof and chums self-congratulatory, self-promoting heartfelt appeals, all the Blairy-fairy rubbish about saving starving Africans? Well, it’s had precisely tit all impact – aid groups … Continue reading
March 5, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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It’s three years to the day since I started this place going, but I have precisely nothing profound or interesting to add to this post from August, celebrating a solid year of blogging. So have a random collection of vaguely … Continue reading
February 27, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Depressing reading – the latest polling figures on public support for ID cards. 52% still in favour; 60% agree that if you’ve got nothing to hide you’ve got nothing to fear. More promisingly, 63% reject the suggestion that they could … Continue reading
February 25, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Has Tony Blair been getting ideas from Russia? “The social custom keeping communities in Russia together � krugovaia poruka, or ‘joint responsibility’ � has been used by the authorities as a means of control since Tsarism. In the Soviet period, … Continue reading
January 2, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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You can be fairly sure that Russian claims that Ukraine is “stealing Europe’s gas” are bollocks, and that this is indeed “the Putin regime’s answer to the Orange Revolution”. This little spat could, however, severely affect large chunks of Europe … Continue reading
December 11, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Sixty years ago today, Germany declared war on the United States. To mark the occasion, check out the Carnival of German American Relations – lots of interesting stuff. Alternatively, check out Britblog Roundup 43, over at DK’s place. (Although amongst … Continue reading
September 29, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Arrest Detain an 82 year old under the Terrorism Act for shouting “nonsense” at someone talking nonsense? I’m not sure I can express my views on this without swearing profusely, so I’m, glad other people already have. (Legal explanation, anger … Continue reading
September 28, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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(Sorry, my subbing skills seem to have gone out the window today – a truly terrible title…) Voting has been postponed on extending Turkey’s association agreement with the EU to the ten new member states, although the European Parliament has … Continue reading
September 9, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Awwww! Poor Charles Clarke! His massively intrusive plans for poking into every aspect of our insignificant lives seem to have run into a bit of opposition: the European Telecommunications Network Operators’s Association has branded Charlie’s data retention plans illegal, dubbed … Continue reading
September 7, 2005
by Nosemonkey
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Charles Clarke’s speech to the European Parliament from this morning (link courtesy of a kindly comment). Apparently the reason some people are wary of the EU is that it “does not appear to give sufficient priority to offering practical solutions … Continue reading