September 28, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Home Secretary John Reid, in his speech to the Labour party conference in Manchester: “It’s not Muslims versus the rest of us, it’s evil terrorists on one side against all civilised people on the other.” Meanwhile, a couple of hundred … Continue reading
September 28, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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First, Mick Fealty is up for an award for his superb Northern Irish politics blog Slugger O’Toole – which if you don’t read already you really should. Here are a few reasons why he deserves to be voted one of … Continue reading
September 26, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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yet observ’d Their dread Commander: he above the rest In shape and gesture proudly eminent Stood like a Towr; his form had yet not lost All her Original brightness, nor appear’d Less then Arch Angel ruind, and th’ excess Of … Continue reading
September 26, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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It’s been a while, but something new from me over at The Sharpener: the snappily-titled A new Euromyth – born from the EU doing its job exactly as it should. (I’ll never make a Sun Sub-editor…)
September 19, 2006
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(At least until they shut off the net in an hour or two…) Stirling work from Bangkok Pundit, 2Bangkok, Thai-Blogs, and ignore the pink hearts and multiple exclamation marks, Gnarly Kitty is also putting in a good, stream-of-consciousness show. Once … Continue reading
September 17, 2006
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It’s Britblog Roundup time again!Apologies in advance, by the by – posting is likely to be even more sparse over the coming week as ever more work piles up. I’m still after suggestions of decent film blogs though – read … Continue reading
September 16, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Still insanely busy, so have more blogs – here to remind me to blogroll them as much as anything: the Times’ Daniel Finkelstein is still getting up to speed, but shows promise, while the Guardian’s Steven Poole (who once wrote … Continue reading
September 14, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Speaking of new blogging talent, you really ought to check out brand spanking new Britblogger Not Saussure, who I’m going to plug now even though he asked me to hold off until he’s got the hang of the thing. He’s … Continue reading
September 13, 2006
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Via Larry, someone who most certainly should have been on my recent new blog roundup: Scottish blogger Flying Rodent. Top stuff. Random quote: “A real human truth was revealed to me by September 11th – lawyers hate being put on … Continue reading
September 13, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Insanely busy again, but this annoyed me: “A newly qualified squaddie facing suicide bombers, snipers and rockets round the clock earns two thirds of a British policeman’s wage; in a combat zone the 16-hour watches give an hourly rate of … Continue reading
September 11, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Wouldn’t it be nice if similar scenes greeted Blair on his return?(Without the bombed-out buildings, infrastructure reduced to rubble, and human suffering on an almost unimaginable scale, naturally… I meant the protests… Erm…)
September 8, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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Why can’t disgraced former Home Secretary (and apparently still a leadership hopeful) Charles Clarke make up his mind? Is he for or against infighting within the Labour party? It’s only been a week since he was firmly against it, two … Continue reading
September 8, 2006
by Nosemonkey
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It really is the end times… Extracts from today’s Quentin Letts column, reporting on Blair’s visit to Quintin Kynaston school in north London yesterday, where he announced his plans to depart office within twelve months: “By 1240 hours the noise … Continue reading
September 7, 2006
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Blair will step down “within the next 12 months”? Better than nothing, admittedly, but now he’s got precisely the problem that he always said he’d have if he announced a date – no policy initiatives seen to be coming from … Continue reading