Category Archives: Politics
Abusing the “personal liberty” card again
It seems militant pro-hunt activists are planning a campaign of vandalism against railways and reservoirs. Funny isn’t it? When the hunting debate is in the news, the pro-hunters always wheel out a few token “I’m a cheeky cockney bricky, me, … Continue reading
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Could Kenny G be classed as a terrorist?
Just a couple of good links to tide you over until I can string together some words of my own… An article from AlterNet could so easily be about life in one of the dictatorships that George Bush wants to … Continue reading
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Michael Moore witch hunt
Oliver Willis pointed out this
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Baghdad liberated?
I’m watching the BBC evening news. I’m sure Rupert Murdoch wouldn’t be too impressed by that (see previous blog entry) but he’ll just have to stop being a cry-baby and deal with it. But I digress… I’m seeing scenes of … Continue reading
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Random thoughts on the continuing war
I haven’t written about the war in Iraq for a while. I’ve talked with friends, both on- and offline, but even though this is a fairly formal, easy-going blog, my intention is to fill the entries with at least partly-considered … Continue reading
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The euphemised language of war
Lubin Odana writes of the effect of war on language. We’ve already had the eye-popping stupidity of Freedom Fries, but look out for lots of euphemistical and tactical mangling of the English language during the coming days/months/years (delete as fatalistically … Continue reading
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War begins in the small hours
Well, it’s all started. In the middle of last night, somewhat inevitably, the US launched a small number of cruise missile and bomb strikes against Baghdad. Tony Blair only received two hours’ warning of the attack, which suggests (as did … Continue reading
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Pax Romana – a dissident’s view
The “Pax Romana”, I’ve just learned, ran from about 27BC to 180AD. Given current events and the alleged plans for a “Pax Americana”, it’s interesting to note how Tacitus described the Pax Romana… To plunder, to slaughter, to steal, these … Continue reading
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Congestion charge
Also on a political theme, but in a far more localised sense, central London’s Congestion Charge began today. Now, as a non-driving, willing user of public transport, I’m prepared to admit I may be too biased to have a balanced … Continue reading
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Marching
Well, the real political effect will be difficult to identify, possibly even non-existant, but the anti-war march in London seemed to go pretty well. The atmosphere was friendly and inclusive and there was a gratifyingly broad range of class, race … Continue reading
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