Archive for May, 2008

May 23rd, 2008
Labour’s dismal electoral strategy
by Nosemonkey

So Labour have lost the Crewe and Natwich election, the Tories winning their first by-election in 26 years. Huzzah.
At last Labour seem to be getting the kind of kicking they’ve long deserved - a kicking I’m hoping might finally shake them out of the complacency that’s seen a supposedly left-wing, pro-EU government with no viable [...]


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May 21st, 2008
Frying pans, fires, etc
by John B

Yes, we all know the current government is hopelessly inept at PR, quite inept at sticking by its decisions, and quite fond of authoritarian intervention (whether on The Terrorists or The Smokers). So it’s nice to be reminded that, on aggregate and including their oh-so-cuddly leader, the Conservatives still hate women and hate gays.
Dunno about [...]


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May 19th, 2008
by John B

When Obama Wins


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May 19th, 2008
by John B

“I often have to arrange talks years in advance. If I am asked for a title, I suggest “The Current Crisis in the Middle East.” It has yet to fail.“


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May 16th, 2008
by John B

BNP in ‘not fond of democracy’ shock


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May 15th, 2008
Long may the Punch and Judy show continue
by John B

So, the 10p tax rate fuss is resolved. Instead of a million or so people losing money equivalent to a bag of chips a week with a couple of million gaining money equivalent to half a bag of chips, the government is going to borrow enough money for an extra half a bag of chips [...]


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May 13th, 2008
by John B

Stand up for horrible porn (or at least, for not locking harmless perverts up for looking at fake zombie pictures…)


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May 13th, 2008
by John B

Cherie Blair in ‘does something useful’ shock


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May 13th, 2008
A resurrection, of sorts
by The Management

Sorry about the hiatus: evil hackers turned the website into a Viagra advert, then we lost the database backup for a while. This is why the MSM will always remain triumphant; paid-for web monkeys will stay up all night for a week to fix this kind of thing, or risk getting their peanuts taken away.
Anyway. [...]


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