A selection of some of the key images for 2011 from demonstrations, travel and events.
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Sluts in the City: What not to wear?
There were 2 events in London on June 11th 2011 which in different ways made some comment on the subject of how to dress in public, or not as the case may be. Having spent most of the day watching… Read More ›
Is homosexuality a maths problem?
The good people of the Training and Development Agency for Schools quango have funded a scheme with a £35,000 grant to “celebrate the gay community” in maths, geography and science. This initiative is not about educating children, directly, about the… Read More ›
Girls, Geeks, and Grand Prix
My annual pilgrimage to the Autosport Exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham is an ever changing event and is a source of great fascination. Many years ago I would have gone as a great fanatic of grand prix racing and… Read More ›
One-Liner Week 9th January 2011
Hungary picks up the reigns of the EU presidency for the next 6 months, which should be interesting, as they seem to be sliding back into their old communist ways…including the freedom of the press. Top British actor, Pete Postlewaithe… Read More ›
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 – narcissist who just “likes” women?
In his interview in the Times, Julian Assange is quoted as saying “I’m not promiscuous I just really like women”. This is almost as disingenuous and designed to obfuscate as Bill Clinton’s now classic comment about his intimacy with Monica… Read More ›
