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
April 21, 2009
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I’ve been asked to give this a plug – the deadline’s 31st May, the age limit is 17-35, and the prize (of which there is one for every EU member state) is a trip to Berlin in August/September (just in … Continue reading
March 12, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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And I missed its birthday thanks to, well, being in a bit of a blogging lull at the moment. Anyway, 5th March 2003: that’s when I started this place – on a basic Blogspot account with a standard template, long … Continue reading
March 5, 2009
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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
March 1, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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FUCK OFF ALREADY. Seriously. This is getting really annoying. I’ve already blacklisted several IP addresses from you but you somehow keep getting through. I don’t know what you’re trying to say, nor do I care. No comments you leave on … 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
February 11, 2009
by Nosemonkey
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Originally posted as a comment to a post at the Local Democracy blog, a brief summary of my dislike of the British system of government/elections. The prime reason why I am still not sure if I’m going to bother to … Continue reading
January 16, 2009
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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.
November 22, 2008
by Nosemonkey
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A few bits and bobs that have caught my eye over the last week or so: Robert Amsterdam on Donald Rumsfeld’s legacy to Europe: he was the original master artist of disaggregation – a man who saw and skillfully exploited … Continue reading