July 2007
Monthly Archive
Pardon?
Posted on Jul 18 2007 | Tagged as: Politics
In response to a republican-themed e-petition on Downing Street’s petitions website, a half-arsed attempt to simultaneously appear to care what We The People think and look tech-savvy and trendy, some spokesman or other has written the following:
The Monarchy is a vital element of our constitution, and personifies both national and commonwealth unity. As a result […]
1.14
Posted on Jul 10 2007 | Tagged as: Spwci, Blowing my own trumpet
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Netiquette 2.0
Posted on Jul 04 2007 | Tagged as: The Stupid, Censorship
Censorship upsets me.
This might have upset me more than most though. Matthew received a request from person unknown to take down this magnificent post that simultaneously derides rubbish attempts at terror and the Concert For Diana. Why? Because it’s “insensitive”.
Now, even if it were on a proper, “fourth estate”, public-service media outlet — rather than […]
Make love not jihad?
Posted on Jul 04 2007 | Tagged as: Words, Politics, Religion
Khaled Diab is rapidly becoming one of my favorite contributors to Comment Is Free1. And on his personal blog2, I rather liked this, following a debate with some sort of fundamentalist in the Finsbury Park area:
He conceded that I had a point. Depressed by the state of sexual liberty in people’s minds, I cheered myself […]