June 9, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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For those that missed the Twitter heads-up, I was back on BBC World News Today last night discussing the European election results. The programme itself can be watched on the BBC’s iPlayer here for a short while – the segment … Continue reading
May 28, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Check me out – BBC World News Today earlier (broadcast c.7pm UK time on BBC4 and BBC World), discussing the EU Elections – I’m a regular media whore. If you’re based in the UK, you can get my slightly nervous … Continue reading
April 23, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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The perils of being a freelance writer/editor/sub in the current economic climate have finally started to hit home, and as from May I’m set to be about £1.5k a month down on my current earnings – not a nice situation … Continue reading
March 5, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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I’m off to for a few days to stroll about Geneva, throw snowballs at skiers in the French Alps, wander round vineyards (well, their cellars at least) and eat lots of melted cheese while moaning about the exchange rate. So … Continue reading
February 26, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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I’ve come to a conclusion over the last couple of weeks. It’s something I’ve known for a while, but never quite expressed so succinctly as I’m about to: I’m interested in politics, but I don’t CARE about politics. Unlike most … Continue reading
January 16, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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I picked a bad time to be insanely busy, what with the traffic leap brought by the Weblog Awards shortlisting coinciding with the latest round in the Russia/Ukraine gas dispute (something I’ve been keeping an eye on for a few … Continue reading
January 5, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Update: Actually, scrap that. Vote for Created in Birmingham instead. Never heard of them before, but they seem to have the best chance of preventing mad borderline racist Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips from winning. Last year the Best UK … Continue reading
December 30, 2008
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How exciting. Last time was 2005, when I did singularly poorly in the face of tough competition. This time I’m up against the usual suspects of Dale and Guido (each with a daily readership that this blog would struggle to … Continue reading
December 24, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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That’s my excuse for the lack of posts, and I’m sticking to it… And as we head to 2009, it seems we’re in for more of the same, as Russia once again starts playing politics with Ukraine’s gas supply. Yay. … Continue reading
November 25, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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There’s an interview with me over on the site of French newspaper Le Croix. In French, obviously. An auto-translated version can be found here, but it doesn’t work very well.
September 13, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Expect little in the way of anything from me until Tuesday. (If anyone’s interested, I’ll be staying in the canton of Vaud on the northern shore of Lake Geneva/Leman, to attend a wedding in the rather pretty-looking village of Saint … Continue reading
September 6, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Being labelled a left-wing blogger in Iain Dale’s latest unscientific guide to the world of British blogging is one thing (though something I was not alone in thinking was somewhat odd – check the comments below that list). Sometimes I … Continue reading
August 27, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Believe it or not, from time to time people actually ask me for my opinion on things, rather than me just spouting out unsolicited words into the electronic ether and hoping that someone may spot them and correct my mistakes. … Continue reading
July 29, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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Hopefully some of my dear European readers may be able to help with this… I’m going to a wedding being held just outside Lausanne in Switzerland on 14th September. Anyone got any experience of travelling there from London? I’m trying … Continue reading