“By welcoming Turkey we will demonstrate that Western and Islamic cultures can thrive together as partners in the modern world – the alternative is too terrible to contemplate.” Sounds like a suggestion of potential violence to me, Jacky boy, coming … Continue reading →

Thoughtcrime in Newcastle: “The campaigners, who were going to wear orange boiler suits and bar codes on their foreheads, had created a massive ID card to highlight what they see as an increasing restriction on civil liberties.” And – would … Continue reading →

Ukraine looks to be in trouble again. I haven’t been keeping up with events over there so much over there since covering the revolution back in November (see “Ukraine” in the left-hand sidebar), but after allegations of even more widespread … Continue reading →

Today’s chief attacker is Charles Clarke, expected to berate the European Parliament for being “reactionary and dangerous” – this the day after Clarke ticked off independent members of the British judiciary for their wishy-washy regard for “human rights” and legal … Continue reading →

German elections: A political poster review, an overview of an odd campaign and a confirmation of 10,000 job losses – which could put it in the bag for Merkel.

“Were they the sons of tea-sippers who won the fields of Crecy and Agincourt or dyed the Danube’s shores with Gallic blood?” – a stirring defence of the lost art of drinking in this age of bizarre government policies of … Continue reading →

Following my discovery yesterday of a Blairite blitz on Brussels (well, Strasbourg) to try and con the EU into imposing dodgy “anti-terror” measures so that our Tony doesn’t have to bother with the inconvenience of parliament (starting with a Blunkett … Continue reading →

Peter Mandelson? “fuck off and get eaten by bears”

It’s Sunday, so it must be time for another Britblog Roundup – this piece on dodgy disaster planning in New Orleans in particular stood out as the relief effort finally seems to be kicking into effect. No word yet from … Continue reading →

Good news from New Orleans – even if I didn’t realise he was in danger and thought he’d died years ago…

The same one this blog came third in its category in last year, you say? Nominations open, you say? Click on the thingie below to nominate this blog, you say? Hint hint…

Send me some of the silly-sounding promotional t-shirts you’re giving out prior to the launch of the new “citizen-friendly” EP website and I’ll give you some free publicity. Can’t say fairer than that, surely?

Well that went pretty well. It all started thanks to the insane number of visitors my liveblogging of the 7th July bombs managed to attract. The following evening I received an email from someone (who wishes to remain anonymous) who’d … Continue reading →

The evening went well. The donations for the beer fund were very much appreciated. I was apparently on TV. Thanks to all. More tomorrow. Updated: Courtesy of the missus (like who found it and stuff) here it is – Nosemonkey … Continue reading →