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One-Liner Week 19 December 2010
Richard Holbrooke, US Diplomat dies – most notably responsible for brokering the end of the Balkans way in mid-90’s. Councils announce cuts of between 5-10% in spending following the Spending Review Julian Assange of Wikileaks allowed out of Wandsworth Jail… Read More ›
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Ed Miliband – the new Thought Police
I’ve always thought that Ed Miliband had that look about him of a slightly irritating, swatty, sixth-former who was clever and knew it. But in being so clever, lacks some social skills, exhibits awkwardness and is never part of the… Read More ›
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No leaks please I’m Julian Assange!
The recently released Julian Assange gave an interesting interview to Kirsty Wark on Newsnight (16 December 2010) and did his best to avoid answering some simple questions; all very disappointing from someone who is the apostle of free speech –… Read More ›
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Julian Assange: Wikileaks, Anonymous and Sex
There is something not quite right about this whole story, it bothers me but I can’t quite put my finger on it – time will tell and hopefully it will render some of the confusion with some clarity. It starts… Read More ›
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One-Liner Week 12 December 2010
Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks is arrested on the grounds of sex charges brought by the Swedish authorities. He is in prison in the UK. Unlike the UK which is experiencing extremely low temperatures, Israel prays for rain after months… Read More ›
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English Defence League – too Posh for Peterborough?
The EDL ventured to close their 2010 tour of England at the lovely cathedral city of Peterborough in the rural heartland of Cambridgeshire. It was news to me that this was a hotbed of radical Islam – although I was… Read More ›
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Cancun Climate talks: Global Turd Polishing
After the debacle that was the Copenhagen Climate conference, there followed the Cancun conference attended by 20,000+ people which used as much energy as a small UK town uses in a whole year. The science on the subject is so… Read More ›
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Students tuition fees protest: Victory or just violence?
30 days after the original, almost now iconic, student protest at Millbank Tory HQ, was the 4th protest which coincided with the day of the vote in the House of Commons. The lead up to this day has seen much… Read More ›
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Nick Clegg: The Perils of Power
The heady days of Cleggmania must feel like a different world back in April when the British public discovered Nick Clegg. He shone above the weary politics of the well-polished Tory David Cameron and the dour and depressing Gordon Brown…. Read More ›
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One-Liner Week 5 December 2010
Wikileaks website goes public with millions of cables and documents revealing diplomatic, or otherwise, information. England fails to secure the 2018 World Cup – receving only 2 votes – allegations of vote rigging or sour grapes? Spain’s financial crisis begins… Read More ›
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