Monthly Archives: February 2005

Mark Alcock, prospective Lib Dem MP for Barking (sorry, I mean South Ribble) has done his maths and he reckons the Lib Dems are going to win the General Election… and he’s got a daft bar chart (or two) to … Continue reading →

A good night to stop in and watch TV. Following on from Faith, a drama about the Miners Strike which has got Tory knickers in a twist because it is not balanced (maybe they want us to see the heartwrenching … Continue reading →

“Another Blairite minister admitted he had been taken aback by the hostility to the leader on the doorsteps…” Just exactly where have these people been for the last three years?

New articles on ZNet include a piece about Bush’s newly appointed Director of Military Intelligence, When John Negroponte Was Mullah Omar. Also on ZNET The Case for Socialism in the Twenty-First Century, and if that interests you, you will probably … Continue reading →

This blog is 12 months old this weekend. It was inspired initially by Tom Watson and then by Tim Ireland’s ‘Why Politicians Need Weblogs‘. My first commentors were Ingrid, who has published more good stuff on the crisis in Darfur … Continue reading →

“Mr Kennedy’s office said that it was still considering how to reply to Mr Sacranie’s letter of February 4.” Perhaps the slippery sod could reply for himself?

If, as the Rev. Ian would have us believe, Sinn Fein have no place in the constitutional arrangements in Northern Ireland, even if members of their military wing were acting independently of the IRA… shouldn’t he also want to exclude … Continue reading →

Terry Weir (centre), Aston Villa’s acclaimed photographer for over 30 years, died today.

I am a confirmed atheist and more than a little frightened by those zealots who want to save our souls, but will condemn us to eternal damnation if we think they are talking tripe. This decision, taken after a piece … Continue reading →

Vote for the President of the World. Bloggerheads’ Tim Ireland wants your vote… but spare a thought for my man, the legend that is Sheephead.