One thing done right

Posted on Wed 01 February 2006 in misc • Tagged with politics

It was nice to see parliament protecting free speech last night. It was a little annoying to hear ministers saying the defeat was "political opportunism" on the part of the opposition parties, much the same line as was trotted out last time. I'm generally of the view this current government …


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Need to Know?

Posted on Wed 14 December 2005 in misc • Tagged with politics

Well it seems we shall be given a "Narrative of Events" written by a civil servant to draw a line under the July 7th London Bombings. While I do believe an awful lot of money is wasted on needless public inquiries I don't think this will be one of them …


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Depressing day

Posted on Thu 20 March 2003 in general • Tagged with politics, war

Well up tonight waiting for war to start :-( Regardless of anyones opinions either pro or against I did find it insightful watching the actual debate in Commons live, as it happened, on an Internet streaming feed. The power the Internet has given us to communicate with each other means we …


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