Monthly Archives: December 2007

The Fat Man in the Bathtub recommends this as his track of the year…. … and it’s pretty smoky. Me, I’d go for something from the incredible Segu Blue album by Bassekou Kouyate… Have a good new year….

Bill Jones has some sound advice for Gordon Brown following a conversation with a former Labour Minister. He could make a start on that by abandoning plans to extend the 28 day detention limit to 42 and ID Cards. Then … Continue reading →

Tariq Ali in The Independent: My heart bleeds for Pakistan. It deserves better than this grotesque feudal charade. A triumvirate consisting of her husband, Asif Zardari (one of the most venal and discredited politicians in the country and still facing … Continue reading →

I’m not in favour of the honours system and all that royal patronage nonsense, but if ever anyone deserved some sort of recognition it is Andy Hamilton, who has been awarded some sort of gong in the New Year’s honours … Continue reading →

Fingers….. throat…… heave!!!! Just in case people ever forget…. thank you, Louise. She was the first major politician seriously to warn of global warming. Despite the ludicrous caricature of her public image, she was a champion of social justice…. …..I … Continue reading →

Great Boxing Day game at Stamford Bridge. For the second time this season we murdered Chelsea… only for the referee Phil Dowd to decide it was time for him to start playing a belated role of Father Christmas and doling … Continue reading →

Happy Christmas to my small band of regular readers. I’m switching to an iMac so I might be gone for a couple of days whilst files are being downloaded/uploaded and food is being eaten, and drink is being drunk.

No real surprise here. Ignore the petty piece of spite from that rent-a-quote bag of wind Widdecombe, the interesting comment is from the editor of The Tablet who gives one of the reasons Blair didn’t convert earlier, “I understand that … Continue reading →

Nick Clegg has given the order of the boot to Jo Swinson, the youngest Lib Dem MP at only 27 years of age, as the Lib Dem spokesperson on Youth and Equality issues. The new ‘youth’ spokesperson is Lynne Featherstone … Continue reading →