German elections: Anthony Wells, it would appear, is my bitch. Hurrah! Check out his newly updated German election polls info, and his sage advice and analysis: “The figures to watch on the German polls aren’t the gap between the CDU/CSU … Continue reading →

It may still be more than a month before our Westminster overlords deign to return from their extensive summer hols, but in Brussels it’ll soon be back to business as usual. Deutsche Welle has a handy overview of some of … Continue reading →

God proves once again that he can match the terrorists any time. At least 50 dead in Mississippi thanks to Hurricane Katrina – sounds like an absolute nightmare, and a death toll similar to the 7th July bombs already. You … Continue reading →

On 29th August 2004 I relaunched this site, and have somehow managed to keep it updated fairly regularly ever since. So, time for a bit of back-slapping, some highlights and stuff, methinks: When I started regular updates a year ago, … Continue reading →

Britblog Roundup 28 – 28 already? Time flies and stuff…

A reminder (to myself as much as anyone) – Uzbekistan blog day, 1st September. Got a blog? Sign the pledge. Only three more needed. My brain am addled.

Well the piss-up I was trying to organise for London’s emergency service workers is a go. It will be taking place on the evening of Thursday September 1st (8 weeks to the day after the first attacks) not far from … Continue reading →

12 hours of being trapped in a window seat behind the biggest man in the world with his seat all the way back making reading (or, indeed, moving) impossible; knees contorted beyond belief; forced to watch a double bill of … Continue reading →

Canada seems pleasant. Almost suspiciously so… Everyone’s polite. And it’s sunny. And despite being far too cold, the beer’s rather pleasing. And the food’s great. In fact, so far Vancouver appears to be everything that London so often pretends to … Continue reading →

I’m off to sample the delights of British Columbia on my first proper overseas holiday in about 18 months to climb mountains, swim in the Pacific and drink huge quantities of Canadian beer – back around the 26th. In the … Continue reading →

Is the government making laws that it doesn’t need to make in a vain effort to look like it’s doing something when it doesn’t know what can be done? I wouldn’t be at all surprised…

Headline of the day: Vandals continue attacks on beavers – apparently, “This time, four beavers were targeted. Reader Beaver, Beaver Crete and Busta Moves Beaver were blasted with white paint sometime before Thursday morning. Bib’s Beaver was partially unclothed last … Continue reading →

Hard to tell in the present circumstances. Either way, using an explicitly non-political meeting to commemorate the victims of the London bombings to instead spout a load of over-the-top bullshit about Blair, Israel and the US – including calling for … Continue reading →

Got m4d w3b 5k177z? Want to help democracy and stuff? Go lend your services to Tim Ireland with The Political Weblog Project. More info here: “I want to get more elected officials blogging properly. I want to do this by … Continue reading →