Sorry about that – it seems the blog’s been screwed all afternoon. My internet connection vanished in the middle of updating the template, and it seems to have got slightly buggered. I’ve reverted to an old one temporarily, and normal … Continue reading →

Toby at Straight Banana has yet another good post on the pros and cons of the EU, which promises to be the first in a series and kick off a few more of those lovely arguments the bloggosphere so excels … Continue reading →

By the by, Europhobia seems to have put up as Best New Blog in The 3rd Annual Koufax Awards, which are apparently “intended to honor the best of the left of blogtopia”. Everyone seems to think I’m a lefty these … Continue reading →

Today The Sun‘s front page carries a snapshot of Prince Harry, third in line to the throne, dressed up as a Nazi at a fancy dress party. Yep, he’s a silly bastard – especially considering his great uncle King Edward … Continue reading →

Sir Mark Thatcher, scion of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and former British Prime Minister’s husband Sir Denis Thatcher, is expected to appear in court in South Africa tomorrow “amid reports of a plea bargain deal” in connection with … Continue reading →

Sorry for the lack of substantive updates today, people, I’ve been getting “entertained” by a lovely BNP-supporter in an earlier comments section. I feel I should probably make clear at this point that I will stick by my principles and … Continue reading →

Non Tibi Spiro has an interesting piece on Belgian attempts to curb freedom of speech, following the forced dissollution of the Flemish nationalist party Vlaams Blok back in November. In Belgium, soon “denial of genocide or of crimes against humanity … Continue reading →

Good God. Kilroy had a sizable profile in the New York Times Saturday magazine. Maybe we can get him to piss off to the States and leave us all alone? Senator Kilroy-Silk has a certain ring, don’t you think? Maybe … Continue reading →

Nick Griffin is a cunt and his British National Party is both fascist and racist – please, please, if you live in the Keighley constituency, do not vote for him or them. If you like, support sitting Labour MP Ann … Continue reading →

Am I being too cynical to think that Germany’s overwhelming generosity to the tsunami-hit nations might be due to a desire to find an excuse for continuing to flaunt EU budget regulations? And why has the EU chosen now of … Continue reading →

Don’t get me wrong, I think it’s great that people are donating in their droves – and that various countries are continuing to up their pledges as a result. It looks like since Colin Powell’s visit (it’ll be a real … Continue reading →

Le Monde reports that major charity/aid agency MSF has decided to stop raising funds for tsunami victims, largely thanks to the overwhelming response. They have currently received over 41 million euros and, if they carry on fundraising, they’ll apparently end … Continue reading →

Go on, you know you want to…

I just caught the start of this interview with ex-European Commission President Romano Prodi on the Today Programme this morning (needs RealPlayer), but what little I did hear seemed to threaten a mini-crisis for pro-Europeans. There doesn’t appear to be … Continue reading →