Nosemonkey's EUtopia

In search of a European identity

June 27, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Mocking Charles Clarke

That chap McKeating mocks former Home Secretary Charles Clarke so I don’t have to. The final paragraph is absolutely spot on…

June 21, 2006
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DANGER: tediously overwrought political footballing metaphor approaching*

As if the team’s performances on the pitch weren’t boringly average enough, we now get our two options for next Prime Minister acting like primary school kids fighting over who had the “best” seat at the football. “Best” here meaning … Continue reading

June 19, 2006
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The BBC and paedos

Lacking the facility to do a screengrab before they realise the cock-up, nonetheless this is worth flagging. A BBC news story with the headline “Homes crisis ‘down to immigration’” would tend to make you think that an official body has … Continue reading

June 19, 2006
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£12.4 billion

£12.4 billion for an overdue computer system? Double the original estimated cost? Fears of the National Identity Register are declining…But hell – that’s three times the cost of invading Iraq, for Christ’s sake! We could have whooped some filthy foreign … Continue reading

June 17, 2006
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EU roundup

Weekend reading, shamelessly lifted wholesale from the always superb Political Theory Daily Review – as much to remind me to read them later as anything. (Warning: last few links are to .pdf files): Charles Kupchan, author of The End of … Continue reading

June 13, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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I love the BBC

I love the BBC (part 98,476) – their already superb news site promises to get even more addictive with these dinky real-time stats of the most popular stories. Of course, the results are likely to be skewed by what’s on … Continue reading