Monthly Archives: April 2004

Bury the rag deep in your face, now is the time for your tears

“The atrocities in Iraqi prisoners are to be the subject of an official inquiry” and so they should be. But spare a thought for the relatives of Zahid Mubarek from Walthamstow. In March 2000, Zahid, who was a 19-year old … Continue reading

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Get those knees up

Dr. John Reed says it is important we all take some gentle exercise every day to keep us fit. Just like his mate does!

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It’s OK… you can go now

Immediately prior to the Home Secretary’s major announcement of his government’s plans to introduce ID cards, Greater Manchester Police were involved in dawn raids to round up ‘terror suspects’ and ‘had foiled a terror plot to blow up Manchester’ according … Continue reading

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(Goose) Stepping Down

Oh dear… Desmond has started a trend! The deputy leader of Bradford council has resigned after making a Nazi-style salute and saying “Sieg Heil” at a public meeting. Labour councillor Lynne Joyce, who was born in Germany, said Simon Cooke, … Continue reading

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Just the occasional execution then?

Afghan officials says the execution for murder of a former military commander does not mean a policy of capital punishment has been reintroduced. It reads pretty much like it has to me!

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Positioning

Last week there was the story that certain ‘influential’ Cabinet members were unhappy about Blair making policy ‘on the hoof’ in respect of a European Constitution referendum. At the weekend the newspapers carried stories that there was a clear split … Continue reading

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A pain in the ass

A sixteen-stone US clerk to the court is suing New York City for $5million as a consequence of a most unfortunate accident.

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Who are you! Who are you!

Towards the end of an interesting piece about Weblogging in The Register, Nico MacDonald rightly points out that: “The ‘blogerati’ rightly present Weblogging as opening up writing and communication to the masses. However, this populist and laudable attack on the … Continue reading

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Say “Non” to Le Pen

The BNP has invited Jean Marie Le Pen, the leader of the French fascist party Front National to speak at a meeting in Birmingham, Britain’s most multicultural city, on Sunday. Unite Against Fascism have called a rally on Sunday afternoon … Continue reading

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On your bike

I know I’ve mentioned this site before, but it was when I was first started posting and I don’t think many people will have seen it. Has your MP responded? Why hasn’t that nice Mr Tom Watson sent a photo … Continue reading

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