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Monthly Archives: October 2004
The Labour Party
I got my new Labour Party membership card yesterday. It’s very nice, white and silver, very iPolitics. On the back it says The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party. I hear the word “socialist” used quite a lot by … Continue reading
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Nobody’s safe from the Secret Police
You might not worry too much when you hear about all these people being arrested or harassed by the various secret and not-so secret police forces employed in the so-called War on Terror. Even if you’re a Muslim you might … Continue reading
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The American Imperium
My favourite magazine, Prospect, had an interesting article last month about US foreign policy under Bush. It’s well worth a read. One point that emerged from it was the idea that the right-wingers in America claim legitimacy for their actions … Continue reading
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Hoon confirms Iraq troop movement
Iraq can never be fully conquered because the original plan for occupation which assumed that the people there could be cowed by the use of massive, indiscriminate force hasn’t worked and the US military are incapable of any other tactics. … Continue reading
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Therfield School, Surrey
Don’t bother actually going to this dreary, poorly written site. It’s my old school and they’re applying for sports college status. That would explain why I disliked the place so much; I loath sport. If only I had gone to … Continue reading
A Really Cool Trick
Now I really wouldn’t want to suggest that this is a good idea, but it is genuinely very weird. It’s on a site devoted to “exploring and promoting those heterosexual situations in which men are presented to women naked in … Continue reading
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Bad Food
When I decided to completely cut Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil out of my diet I had no idea how difficult it would be and what a fanatic it would turn me into. Now the Consumer’s Association have published a report which … Continue reading
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Ding-Dong the witch is dead
Lynda Lee-Potter was one of the most vile and cynical journalists working at the Daily Mail. Every time I read one of her columns I felt tired and depressed because she used her talents as a writer to over-simplify complex … Continue reading
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Home made synth
And I thought I was quite cool when I made my own midi interface back in the 80s. This guy has made his own really techno looking sequencer, it looks just like it was made in a factory. I am … Continue reading
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Tim Hunkin’s Current Projects
Tim Hunkin is a man after my own heart. He makes beautiful, cranky sculptures out of old junk and nearly obselete machinery. He also has a terrific drawing style. I came across his site because I am looking for information … Continue reading
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