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Good Lord!

October 31, 2008 5

“Well, there I was, hanging the curtains…” The clergyman, in his 50s, told nurses he had been hanging curtains when he fell backwards on to […]

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More on Freedom of Speech

October 30, 2008 4

In the wake of Alex Lockwood’s unfortunate paper and the reactions to it (including mine – and his reaction to that) I thought a more […]

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Auntie Sinks to an All Time Low

October 28, 2008 5

Various news outlets have carried the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand affair. While I have generally been indifferent to Ross (occasionally finding him mildly amusing) […]

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Totalitarian Moron

October 27, 2008 5

I see via The Englishman that Alex Lockwood has learned nothing from the debate recently about freedom of speech. During that debate he was roundly […]

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Jenkins’ Swan Song

October 26, 2008 6

Simon Jenkins’ final article in the Sunday Times is a swan song that everyone should read. Is Jacqui Smith, the home secretary, a pocket dictator? […]

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The Grand Plan Fails

October 26, 2008 5

Apparently, Eco-towns, one of the Gorgon’s grand schemes for control of the populace is facing difficulty: Gordon Brown’s flagship plan to build a string of […]

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Taking Oneself Too Seriously

October 26, 2008 2

Theo Hobson in CiF on James Bond: I hate James Bond. The continuation of his cult disgusts me, embarrasses me, depresses me. Yes, “cult” is […]

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Trick or Treating – Again

October 25, 2008 9

It’s that time of the year when we are plagued with that dreadful American import; trick or treating; followed by World War III in early […]

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More CiF Twaddle

October 25, 2008 4

In the wake of the Atheist bus campaign, we get a steaming pile of horse manure from a theist on CiF, Mary Kenny. The coda […]

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Four Years on

October 24, 2008 6

This blog is four years old today. 1,456 posts 3,958 comments. Thankyou to all those of you who bothered to read, comment and link. Tags: […]