August 31, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on More missed news
Did anywhere in the UK report this? “Top diplomats and officials from thirteen countries in the Danube region met in Bucharest during July for the 2nd Ministerial Conference of the Danube Co-operation Process. The focus was on the Danube’s role … Continue reading
August 31, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on New York and Athens
All the portests in the Big Apple against Bush and his followers seem to be getting lots of coverage, despite being mostly peaceful and despite the 584 arrests so far largely appearing to be either for technical breaches of the … Continue reading
August 31, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Then again
at least I don’t live in America.
August 31, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on The trouble with Britain
is that although it’s still August (just), I’ve managed to catch a cold. We should move the entire country further south. Somewhere in the Bay of Biscay should do it.
August 31, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on The British Disease
A halfway decent short summary of Britain’s problem with Europe.
August 31, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on Defending British culture?
The Guardian reports that the right-wing thinktank Civitas is launching its own primary school to preserve “British culture”. It’s a primary school. Yet apparently “The final aim of education is the formation of strong moral character, good manners, and the … Continue reading
August 31, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on The French “headscarf ban”
A bizarre one, this. The controversy has been knocking on for a while, since it was announced a few months back. Should the French state ban religious iconography from its schools? The muslims have been the most vocal in their … Continue reading
August 30, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on The G.O.P. – Genius or Pathetic?
Yep, the Republican convention kicks off in New York, and the G.O.P. announces it’s going to repeatedly remind everyone about September 11th. Is this reminding everyone about the intelligence failures that led to the threat being overlooked? The national security … Continue reading
August 30, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on There’s a new European Commission
With all the focus on Mandelson’s dodgy appointment, I don’t think many in the UK have realised. The new chap who ends up being one of the most powerful men in Europe is Jos� Manuel Barroso. Ever heard of him? … Continue reading
August 29, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on New writers!
Yep. In an effort to keep this thing up to date, I’ve recruited myself some people to help out. Assuming any of us remember, expect posts to become more frequent from now on. (Oh, and as you can hopefully see, … Continue reading
August 29, 2004
by Nosemonkey
Comments Off on I’ve been rather busy over recent months
Hence no updates. But I think I may have found some renewed motivation. The first part of this came thanks to browsing through the utterly unpolitical website of themanwhofellasleep, a telented chap whom I met via b3ta, and with whom … Continue reading