In the UK the cost of fuel is to increase, yet again, as more duty is imposed by the Government. This will be further increased in April by another 1p rise, and no doubt more to come in the future…. Read More ›
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One-Liner Week December 26 2010
Brian Hanrahan BBC journalist dies – we finally didn’t count him back in! Vince Cable slightly embarrassed by telling Daily Telegraph undercover reporters that he may bring the government down. “Being in a coalition is like fighting a war” #iamsparticable. Cable… Read More ›
Bradley Manning: Is the alleged Wikileaks scapegoat being tortured?
Private First Class Bradley Manning Bradley Manning , who has just turned 23, is the US Army Office who was charged under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) for “transferring classified data onto his personal computer and adding unauthorized… Read More ›
Julian Assange: dirty tricks or heroic leaking?
An interesting interview with David Frost on al Jazeera (English) with Julian Assange of Wiklieaks goes further to expose the continuing inconsistency and intellectual hair-splitting that Assange is masterful at. Before analysing that, I am puzzled by the use of… Read More ›
Vince: Power and Sex snapped the Cable
Before the election Vince Cable was one of the most-respected men in Parliament. A man of great maturity, exprience who had a level-headed view of reality. His rise to public awareness was on the back of the financial crisis which… Read More ›
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 ›
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 ›