July 6, 2006
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Friend of Europhobia Alan Connor has done a nice summary of the state of the political interweb in the UK for the BBC’s The Daily Politics – along with lovely little video clips where his cheeky face crops up in … Continue reading
June 13, 2006
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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
June 12, 2006
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It has been far too hot for me to even contemplate thinking for at least the last week. I’m British, damn it – I can’t handle nice weather. As the various Sharpener people I had a drink with on Sunday … Continue reading
May 28, 2006
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Britblog Roundup 67 is up, including something from me. And now I’m off to get drunk at a barbeque (which, no doubt, is an example of the utter lack of any politics or discussion of the EU that I’m told … Continue reading
May 26, 2006
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Even before devolution, one of the most confusing parts of Britain’s relationship with the EU was the postion of Scotland – different legal system and all that. Since devolution, the confusion has only escalated – Bondwoman provides a handy overview … Continue reading
May 25, 2006
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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 23, 2006
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Norman Balon, landlord of the infamous Coach & Horses in Soho, has retired. Shame. Shame, I say. For those unfamiliar: “Mr Balon, 79, has told more people to drink up and leave than Jeffrey Bernard drank large vodka-ice-and-sodas at his … Continue reading
May 12, 2006
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A handy round-up of what’s been going on in Ukraine since the elections back in March. It’s not exactly stable over there just yet, what with them still being without a Prime Minister and all…
May 11, 2006
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Still don’t understand Italy? You’re not the only one. Thankfully, Phil Edwards does, and explains it really rather well.
May 9, 2006
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Seeing someone arrive at this blog (at least, while Blogger was working) via Cafe Babel was rather nice, at first. It’s a decent site with regularly interesting content – nice to be noticed by them at last. Or so I … Continue reading
May 8, 2006
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Superb reshuffle analysis from Tim Hames in The Times (neither a columnist nor a paper that I normally find myself in agreement with): “This reckless reshuffle has thus imperilled the Prime Minister to an extent that five Conservative leaders and … Continue reading
May 7, 2006
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The best political allegiance test I’ve ever taken – are you left-wing or right-wing?
May 7, 2006
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Every now and again for the last year or so, I’ve had random emails from people “studying blogging” – normally as part of some kind of journalism course. (Advice, guys: learn QuarkXpress and InDesign, pick up a bit of photoshop, … Continue reading
May 6, 2006
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(By the by, reading the otherwise perfectly decent New York Times coverage of the reshuffle, something struck me. When referring to that infamous WWII incident, I spell it Pearl Harbor, without a “u”, because it’s an American territory and that’s … Continue reading