Monthly Archives: August 2005
OK, let’s get our arses into high gear
The Political Weblog Project. (Launch post is here.) We need more of our elected officials communicating with us properly online, and we need them now. The idea is to spread knowledge, deal with any misconceptions, and bring together a team … Continue reading
Holy crap in a crud-bucket
SMH – Murdoch vows to dominate internet: Rupert Murdoch has announced his intention to dominate the internet the way he dominates newspapers in Australia, and traditional media around the world. Having recently bought MySpace.com, which he describes as a place … Continue reading
Busy. Working.
Here’s some stuff: Desperate Times. (via Toby) U.S. Security officials gathered Monday at a Canadian border crossing to mark the first test of a radio frequency identification system to be used by foreign visitors. (via Scaryduck) Oh. Goody. Heh. You’ll … Continue reading
Diddums
Scotsman – No10 raps ambitious Blunkett: David Blunkett, the Work and Pensions Secretary, was yesterday slapped down by 10 Downing Street as it scorned his claim to be jointly running the government while Tony Blair is on holiday. (clamps hands … Continue reading
It’s official: Westminster is an open and cuddly place for all
BBC – Prescott gives family No 10 tour Can you say ‘stage-managed’, boys and girls? UPDATE – Guido’s view. I picked up last week’s TV schedule today, and guess what was on The Simpsons last Thursday..? It was Mr Lisa … Continue reading
We’ve lost a good man
Parliament’s integrity index just took a steep dive. The intelligence quotient isn’t looking too good either: BBC – Former minister Robin Cook dies Observer – An intellect that enthralled the House and made us think Independent – A man of … Continue reading
The proposal of sanctions against the Uzbek cotton industry
Craig Murray – Why the US won’t admit it was jilted: President Karimov of Uzbekistan has served notice to quit on the US base in his country. This completes a process of diplomatic revolution as Karimov turns away from the … Continue reading
Defunct Blogger.com weblogs in the hands of spammers
Just a quick question… two previously fully-functional political weblogs now appear to be in the hands of blog-spammers: http://pughwatch.blogspot.com/ http://libdemmike.blogspot.com/ How has this come to be? My best guess is that the old blogs were deleted or shut down in … Continue reading
Let’s put GREAT back into BRITAIN – you can do your bit!
The Sun – Put Great back into Britain: SUN readers can take the lead in putting the Great back into Britain by reviving the lost senses of DUTY and PRIDE. A DUTY to respect those who live and work in … Continue reading
Did I hear that right…?
Did anyone else just hear Peter Hitchins on PM on Radio 4 describing the Tories as being soft on terrorism because Boris Johnson challenged misuse of the word ‘inexplicable’?
