Monthly Archives: October 2009

TweetJames Graham has written a very stimulating post on copyright law, which has led to some extensive comments and a further post from David Weber. The simple answer to James’ titular question “Will Lembit have me arrested?” (for re-posting his … Continue reading →

TweetI’m no fan of Prince Edward. I’m a raving Republican and Eddyboy strikes me as one of the less inspiring members of a very uninspiring and, importantly, unnecessary Royal Family. But I’ve heard what he said in Australia about the … Continue reading →

TweetI suppose you could say that it is a bit like that infinite number of monkeys and typewriters… But let’s face it. With a Governor very much under siege against an antipathetic state assembly and his state in melt-down, how … Continue reading →

TweetOh dear, I missed it. Slap Nick Griffin has now been taken down. But you can still savour something of the experience below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ut4WCvzyRCo&hl=en&fs=1&] Tweet This Post Tweet

Tweet…An excellent opportunity to wheel out the word “apocryphal” and the phrase “A lie can make it half way around the world before the truth has time to put its boots on” (attributed to Churchill and Twain – and in … Continue reading →

TweetI must say I thoroughly enjoyed “Let’s kick the cr*p out of Nick Griffin” night on the BBC. Wonderful fun! I was rather concerned that Griffin would be comfortably subsumed within the normal format of Question Time with blah-blah-blah about … Continue reading →

TweetHere’s a very illuminating article in the London Review of Books. It’s been written by a postman of five years standing. He demolishes the constant refrain from Mail managers and Mandelson that “figures are down”: Mail is delivered to the … Continue reading →

TweetMost of the time with a strike, you can point to a specific “sticking point” between the employers and employees, which causes the strike and which, when resolved, leads to the end of the strike. You know the sort of … Continue reading →

TweetIt is interesting how opinion is split about having Nick Griffin on Question Time. Neil Woollcott, for example, says we should turn off BCC1 at 10:40. I couldn’t disagree more! Turn on BBC1 at 10:40! The more people see Nick … Continue reading →

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TweetThere’s an excellent article on Afghanistan in today’s Independent from Paddy Ashdown. I have also been impressed by the wisdom of US Vice-President Joe Biden as described in Newsweek: Joe Biden had a question. During a long Sunday meeting with … Continue reading →

TweetI’ve complained twice to the PCC about the Jan Moir article, and complained to the Daily Mail editor. I also strongly believe that now is the time for the PCC to become much more independent. Imagine my shock when I … Continue reading →

TweetYesterday I was privileged to give a lift to a former Royal Marine called Dave from Leicestershire. It all happened in a strange way. Starting on a journey “oop nawth” I was seized with guilt as to when my next … Continue reading →

TweetThe first Briton to succeed another Briton as Formula 1 World Champion! After all these years struggling down the grid! From the BBC: 1836: Button takes both hands off the wheel and punches the air in abandoned delight. “Get in … Continue reading →