Monthly Archives: June 2006
Fresh ideas
The UK Today – You were warned: With all the hulabaloo surrounding Prescott and the various travails of the Home Office, the Party Loans scandal has been pushed into the background. Which is a shame as the story that the … Continue reading
We’re here because we’re here
BSSC – Foot Meets Bullet: He gave the sovereign Prime Minister of Iraq five minutes notice of the fact that he’d been granted a brief audience with his master. Whether Maliki had to kiss the great one’s feet has not … Continue reading
Giving it 101 percent
Independent – Mohammed Abdulkahar tells the story of terror raid that backfired: To come into my house like that, accusing me, shooting me in my chest, and saying that I was a terrorist, it really hurt. As to the identity … Continue reading
Nosemonkey tagged and released back into wild
Europhobia – “Renew for freedom”? Well, sort of…: Largely because it had run out, but partially because of the Renew for Freedom campaign, last month I renewed my passport, sending the thing off with plenty of time for the potential … Continue reading
The new Golden Rule
I’m going to restrict today’s bloggage to the following comment, spotted here at Comment is free. See if you can spot the minor flaws in this all-too-common argument: ClaudeMynott – June 12, 2006 05:55 PM: When our nation faces terrorism, … Continue reading
Playing politics with the police
The UK Today – Who’s running this show?: So the Metropolitan Police were ordered to go in. In spite of concerns over the quality of the intelligence. In spite of a spate of raids based on flawed intelligence which have … Continue reading
Well, I’m shocked
Obsolete – Sun, Star and Express-watch: Burying bad news
LaRRaBee staggers on
Guardian – Reform bill climbdown fails to satisfy critics: Critics of a new law giving ministers greater powers have renewed their attack despite a major climbdown, warning that the government got its proposals “badly wrong”. The Cabinet Office was forced … Continue reading
A cry for publicity
Guardian – ‘Killing themselves was unnecessary. But it certainly is a good PR move’ : “It does sound like this is part of a strategy – in that they don’t value their own lives, and they certainly don’t value ours; … Continue reading
Alastair Campbell launches World Cup Blog
Oh, for fuck’s sake. UPDATE (2:47) – Tch. For some reason they deleted this comment. Coincidentally, they have also just started reviewing comments before publishing them. UPDATE (3:01) – Oh dear. Actually, it looks like comments have been disabled entirely. … Continue reading
