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Jackie Ashley and Identity Politics

March 31, 2008 4

Jackie Ashley complains – among other things – about the state of blogging. Again, I am speaking impressionistically, not scientifically: but has not the rise […]

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Light Blogging

March 26, 2008 1

Blogging has been light this week. Real life has intervened. Back to normal next week.

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Political Compass

March 20, 2008 11

Despite its relative lack of nuance, every so often I re-take the political compass test to see how I stand. It rarely varies. As is […]

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Pompous Prig

March 20, 2008 6

Via Tim W and Tim at the Conservative Party Reptile, I am now (unfortunately) aware of Richard Murphy. I wish I wasn’t, but, I am. […]

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Cats are Good For You

March 19, 2008 4

Via Haddock, I see that owning a cat reduces one’s risk of a stroke by over a third. So does this mean that owning ten […]

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Butter on My Bread

March 19, 2008 2

Yesterday, I was offered a sandwich for lunch by my client. It was one of those packaged ones, probably purchased from the local Tesco – […]