Category: Politics
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Well, I’m still not quite sure whether the British General Election was as dull as it seemed – a national swing from Labour to Conservative of 3% was obviously not enough to change the government, but underneath that there were more interesting things going on. Mainly, as far as I could see, the unwinding of…
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This is from The Times e-paper, and it’s been there for at least four hours. If this is really an exact copy of what’s in the printed newspaper (which is what it’s claimed to be) then they’ve got big problems: BLAIR will return to Street for a record Labour term today, but sharply reduced majority,…
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I see that the SCMP is apparently still printing nonsense (paid subscription required) from Simon Patkin. I hadn’t noticed his article last Friday (mainly, I suppose because I didn’t read the paper that day), but there have been a steady stream of letters to the editor pointing out the stupidity of his views so I…
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It’s sometimes hard to make sense of what is happening in Northern Ireland, but the absurdity of the situation was rather nicely captured by this leader in The Guardian. In case you haven’t been following the story, the DUP (led by that cuddly religious chap, Rev. Ian Paisley) wants the destruction of IRA weapons to…
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I kept half an eye on the election results during the day, but what could be more boring than every single State voting the same way as 4 years ago? There was some excitement this morning when Zogby called the election for John Kerry, but this looked more like wishful thinking than anything else (the…
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Conrad has managed to work himself up into a lather of self-righteous indignation concerning something John Kerry said in the final presidential debate. He finds it "crass" that Kerry should have mentioned that Dick Cheney’s daughter is a lesbian "for a vile and divisive political objective". Really? So is it a secret? No. (from The…
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I watched part of the first Presidential debate on Friday morning. No surprises, really – Kerry is the better debater, whereas Bush has that folksy thing that you either love or hate. I doubt that it changed anyone’s mind about Bush, whereas Kerry probably convinced a few undecided voters that he would make a decent…
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It’s amusing to see how some people either wilfully or accidentally misunderstand what is going on. Especially when they regard themselves as experts on the subject. Take Conrad, for example (you’re welcome, I don’t want him). If there are two subjects you would expect him to get right, they would be law and politics. He’s…
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This week we are mainly…celebrating the 25th anniversary of Margaret Thatcher becoming British Prime Minister. No-one could dispute that her time in office changed Britain: tax rates are lower, trade unions have lost most of their power, and privatisation has shifted the balance from public to private sector – and there is no prospect of…
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"As long as I keep focusing on French perfidy, Beijing’s ham-handedness and Thai girls, this site practically writes itself. Watch." Indeed, Conrad, indeed [link deleted – site no longer available]. Conrad is foaming at the mouth because Spain’s new prime minister was quoted in The Guardian expressing an opinion on who should be president of…
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