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Australia Card (Reprise)

July 18, 2005 2

Following the London bombings, the Australian government is raising the spectre of the Australia card, thought by most to be safely dead and buried. ‘Howard, […]

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Only 50 to go

July 16, 2005 0

I notice that the NO2ID pledge is down to 50 short of its target of 10,000 signatories. Given that the planned completion date was October […]

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In the Wake of Last Week

July 14, 2005 2

Councillor Mohammed Iqbal represents the ward where the London bombers lived. Like many in the community he is stunned by the attacks. Also, like many […]

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BBC Defends its Coverage

July 13, 2005 0

In the Guardian today, Roger Mosey, head of BBC Television News defends the corporation’s coverage of last week’s bombings. Well, he would, wouldn’t he? Facetiousness […]

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On Asking Why

July 13, 2005 4

Shortly after the blasts in London on Thursday, George Galloway suggested that UK and US foreign policy had made the world a more dangerous place […]

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Sometimes…

July 12, 2005 2

There are occasions when the Samizdatas defy belief. They may not like George Galloway; and given their right-wing libertarian stance, I wouldn’t expect them to. […]

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The Hard of Thinking

July 12, 2005 0

It had to happen of course. In the wake of an outrage, Mr Angry puts pen to paper (or finger to keyboard) and floods the […]

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Latest Kitten Pictures

July 11, 2005 0

I’ve put the latest kitten pictures up at felix-domesticus for those of you who are interested. —–

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Those Rising Hits…

July 10, 2005 2

Big John commented recently about the rise in hits on his blog. As did I and Libertine. The puzzling thing here is that I am […]