Monthly Archives: February 2006
Father figures
BBC – Drugs arrest for George Michael 1. Both the Sun and the Mirror have gone with the inspired headline; ‘Careless Spliffer’… clearly this has something to do with the phenomena of Simultaneous Discovery. 2. Tabloid editors never take drugs. … Continue reading
Is this a carrot I see before me?
Independent – Blueprint to give power to the people Guardian – Brown backs votes at 16 in radical shakeup of politics Accountability before promises of reform, please.
Tony Blair’s approach to torture
Observer – Using terror to fight terror: The first English-speaking prisoners to be freed from Guantanamo, they told of abusive interrogation sessions, of worthless false ‘confessions’ and frequent beatings by an ‘immediate reaction force’ of guards. In the days after … Continue reading
The queen of denial can kiss my asp
Tony Blair – I don’t destroy liberties, I protect them: There is a charge, crafted by parts of the right wing and now taken up by parts of the left, that New Labour is authoritarian, in particular, that I am. … Continue reading
Dublin riots – as reported by bloggers
Slugger O’Toole has an excellent round-up of eyewitness accounts, and is bound to follow with some excellent analysis.
This will please you greatly
Brokeback to the future
David Yelland would like a job
David Yelland is an expert on tabloids, and he would like a job back in the tabloids… where he can once again swim as he pleases in that familiar and shallow puddle of yesteryear. Oh, go on… pleeeeeeeeeeeeeease? (Minions of … Continue reading
When will they arrest Steve Coogan, I wonder?
ComingSoon.net – Winterbottom & Coogan Reunite for Murder: Director Michael Winterbottom revealed this week that his company Revolution has optioned Murder in Samarkand, the memoirs of Craig Murray, the former UK Ambassador to Uzbekistan. Comedian Steve Coogan is in the … Continue reading
A slow hand clap for Mr Blair
Independent – Destruction of holiest Shia shrine brings Iraq to the brink of civil war: Iraq took a lethal step closer to disintegration and civil war yesterday after a devastating attack on one of the country’s holiest sites. The destruction … Continue reading
Please remember to support the troops by blaming soldiers
BBC – Report probes US custody deaths: Almost 100 prisoners have died in US custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since August 2002, according to US group Human Rights First… The report defines the 34 cases classified as homicides as “caused … Continue reading
