Archive for November, 2007

November 30th, 2007
The difference between Sudan and the US
by John B

If you name a teddy bear Mohammed in Sudan, you face barbaric and draconian punishment. But if you avoid going to Sudan in the first place, which is a good idea, then you are at no risk of such lunacy.
America is different. Its laws are just as mad (under a system where your sentence is [...]


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November 21st, 2007
The oil price: now available in euros
by John B

A long time ago on a blog far away, I posted a graph showing the oil price in euros. The resulting trace looked rather different from the conventional US$ measure.
With that blog dead, several years passed, and another round of ‘oooh, isn’t oil expensive’ fussing currently taking place, I thought it might be a good [...]


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November 19th, 2007
If you disapprove of shooting innocent people in the head…
by John B

…and you live in London, then you should be aware that the Metropolitan Police Authority is meeting this Thursday, November 22, to decide whether or not to sack Ian Blair.
While some MPA members are strongly Labourite, others are not - and they’re the crucial ’swing voters’ who’ll decide whether the Commander stays or goes. So [...]


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November 16th, 2007
by John B

Rachel North is right, as usual


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November 5th, 2007
A Foot In Both Camps
by Merrick

It’s always something of a fish/barrel/firearms combo going for Spiked and their writers. But given the scandalous denial of the facts and complete absence of research in one particular piece, I’ll do it anyway.


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November 2nd, 2007
by John B

The Nadine Dorries feedback facility


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