Monthly Archives: January 2005
Tories and Lib Dems put their stalls out
BBC NEWS | In Depth | Party policies at a glance BBC – Tories set to unveil tax cut plan Guardian – Defection of MP derails Howard’s election plan: Michael Howard was last night struggling to get the Conservatives’ £35bn … Continue reading
Government website sucks: shock finding
The Times – A new travel website will get its users nowhere, fast. And we have found it’s got a Wapping glitch: Transport Direct, the travel advice line and website that was supposed to show passengers the fastest route from … Continue reading
Hersh: Iran is next
I would regard this report very seriously if I were you… not least because Hersh also revealed much of the detail behind the Abu Ghraib scandal. (Which, I’m sure you’ll all be comforted to know, was entirely the fault of … Continue reading
Bid *up*, stupid…
The meaning of life is now available for purchase on eBay: Here it is, the ultimate truth in existence, the meaning of life. It is contained in this small envelope on a plain piece of white lined paper. Nothing showy, … Continue reading
Told You So…
Morality. Democracy. See? The system works. Links via Hotlinks and Biz Stone; Genius (please note insertion of semi-colon). UPDATE – I saw this a few months ago. Not sure if I blogged it… Abu Ghraib Tactics Inspire Torture in Neighbor … Continue reading
I am Jack’s complete and utter sense of astonishment
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
I am Jack’s complete lack of surprise
This is a heads-up for all proxy-bloggers, some information about how well you’re doing and some ideas about what you can do during the upcoming election. A star (*) denotes a blog that is in need of love (i.e. there … Continue reading
Mike Read: candidate for sainthood
BBC – Pop stars unite for quake victims: Singers including Sir Cliff Richard and Boy George are recording a charity single to help raise funds for victims of the Asian tsunami. They hope the song will raise more than 2 … Continue reading
Prince Harry hides WMD Shock!
My, wasn’t it clever of Mr Murdoch to ensure that we all talked about Prince Harry yesterday and not the fact that we’ve stopped looking for the WMD in Iraq that never existed? Us naive peaceniks knew they weren’t there … Continue reading
Gentlemen, start your engines!
I think we can look forward to the announcement of an election date shortly. We’re at the stage of last-minute manoeuvres. Speaking of which, you may recall that Labour sent two last-minute text-messages before the 2001 election; one mocking the … Continue reading
