Author Archives: Tim Ireland

About Tim Ireland

Tim is the sole author of Bloggerheads.

Defunct Blogger.com weblogs in the hands of spammers

Just a quick question… two previously fully-functional political weblogs now appear to be in the hands of blog-spammers: http://pughwatch.blogspot.com/ http://libdemmike.blogspot.com/ How has this come to be? My best guess is that the old blogs were deleted or shut down in … Continue reading

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Let’s put GREAT back into BRITAIN – you can do your bit!

The Sun – Put Great back into Britain: SUN readers can take the lead in putting the Great back into Britain by reviving the lost senses of DUTY and PRIDE. A DUTY to respect those who live and work in … Continue reading

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Did I hear that right…?

Did anyone else just hear Peter Hitchins on PM on Radio 4 describing the Tories as being soft on terrorism because Boris Johnson challenged misuse of the word ‘inexplicable’?

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Political illusions

Heh. This is great, this is. Perfect for those who pride themselve on clarity of vision. See also: George W. Bush singing Imagine (NSFW audio intro)

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Thugs! Terror! Suntan lotion!

Today, Page 3 girl Nikkala (23, from Middlesex) is ‘appalled MPs are swanning off on holiday while fanatics plot against Britain and thugs terrorise the streets’… She says: “Everyone needs a break but 80 days is daft. The police are … Continue reading

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Anne Milton and poor promotion of surgery details

A victory of sorts over at the Anne Milton weblog. My local MP wasn’t promoting her advice surgeries. I made an issue of it. She responded with urgency bordering on the desperate. Now all that remains is for the regular … Continue reading

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But don’t even *think* about protesting, bub…

Guardian – Suspect’s tale of travel and torture: A former London schoolboy accused of being a dedicated al-Qaida terrorist has given the first full account of the interrogation and alleged torture endured by so-called ghost detainees held at secret prisons … Continue reading

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The Thick Blue Line

Gawd bless those men in blue for enforcing an unenforceable law… or at the very least making a very good show of things. Who’d be in the army these days, eh? Or the police force, for that matter. What a … Continue reading

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I’m OK… but you’re not allowed to relax

Report Pictures: 1, 2, 3, 4 More tomorrow.

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Monday – the exclusion zone protest

Exclusion zone protest Monday August 1st Assembly at 2pm on Monday August 1 outside Parliament. I have 250 A3 posters that I plan to share out. I couldn’t get past my the original design (right), which I feel has a … Continue reading

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