Monthly Archives: January 2010
Clear away the rust
Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week – Joseph Addison Blair is on the front pages, Terry on the back ones. It snowed again, so a good, long walk might be out of the question. Still, you don’t want … Continue reading
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Justice League
I wrote earlier that Amir Choudhary was ‘wrong, plain wrong’ and was rightly called up on it by this bloke over here in the comments. Rightly because, in one important aspect, Mr Choudhary is right, for reminding us of the … Continue reading
The offence of being cocky
I suspect that some Police Community Support Officers (PSCOs) might need retraining if, as demonstrated in this Guardian video, they believe that being “cocky” is now an offence and justification for arrest. Italian student Simona Bonomo was stopped under anti-terrorism legislation for filming buildings … Continue reading
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Say what you see
Despite earlier proof of arse-elbow location difficulties, Rod Liddle was caught in a rare act of sense-speaking this weekend in his Sunday Times column. He hasn’t always used his own freedom of speech in such a sensible manner, but his … Continue reading
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Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
If any budding dramatists are reading this and would like to see in action an expert blending of political, social and personal history, they will go a long way before seeing a better example of it than in Hilary Mantel’s … Continue reading
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Lark Pies to Cranchesterford
It has almost become a new blood sport to bait the BBC for its perceived failings. Left and right, Christian and atheist, lovers of Terry Wogan and those of Chris Evans, it seems hardly anyone is content with the organisation … Continue reading
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Ross Kemp: Middle East
If you were disturbed last night by a noise you couldn’t identify, it was probably the wailing and gnashing of teeth of those who would consider themselves proper, serious journalists, having just watched the Ross Kemp documentary on Israel. The … Continue reading
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Housekeeping
A couple of innovations to make your experience of ten minutes hate a more enjoyable one: First, I am now on twitter, so there are even more opportunities to see inside the workings of my brain. Updates on politics, books, … Continue reading
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Do it if you must, Labour, but make it quick
So the chickens might be coming home to roost for Gordon Brown. There I was, half-heartedly watching Andrew Marr on Sunday, when the great man himself appeared groaning on about something. It sounded like ‘…targets met… investment not cuts… we … Continue reading
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