An EU “loyalty oath”? If that idea doesn’t get the eurosceptics all heated up I don’t know what will… It’ll be interesting to see the response to proposals by the EU�s justice and security Commissioner Franco Frattini to “get every … Continue reading →

If anyone else from the media and stuff – or anyone who contributed to the fund, wants to contribute in person, or who had a near-miss on the day – is interested in attending this thank-you booze-up for paramedic volunteers, … Continue reading →

My contribution ended up getting rather lengthy, so I’ve whacked it up at The Sharpener: Uzbekistan blog day: A Central Asian primer and call for action – go read and stuff. Other posts are being compiled by the Disillusioned Kid … Continue reading →

PM urges European modernisation after ‘bra war’ – yep, Tony’s back and jumping on yet another European bandwaggon. Call me a decadent westerner snob by all means, but his calls for “Europe as a whole to modernise to meet the … Continue reading →

As I’ve done one Iraq post, may as well do another: Reuters cameraman ordered held in Abu Ghraib – “A cameraman for Reuters in Iraq has been ordered by a secret tribunal to be held without charge in Baghdad’s Abu … Continue reading →

This is what is known in the trade as fucking awful. More than 640 dead, 230 injured in Baghdad thanks to mere RUMOURS of possible suicide bombers, following mortar attacks on a crowd of religious pilgrims. It should by now … Continue reading →

I’ve finally sorted it all out once and for all. The money is ready and waiting behind the bar and the piss-up will commence at some point after work on Thursday. It’s still not too late if you want to … Continue reading →

Heh – I’d missed this while away, but going back through those anti-Kilroy posts got me hunting around for news of the silver-haired idiot, who appears to have been keeping an uncharacteristically low profile of late. So anyway, a bunch … Continue reading →

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.