Do you want to know what really grinds my gears? There’s something that I hear more and more as the cuts bite and the focus is thrown onto exactly how much of our money goes where and why, and that is the line of ‘well why should I be paying for X or Y?’ You [...]
Cross Blogination is a joint project with @diaryofaledger and myself waxing lyrical and setting right the big issues suggested to us by you, the glorious reading public. We put out a call for ideas on Twitter and then pretend we know what we’re talking about. Today’s suggestion comes from @cleggymand on Twitter. It is telling [...]
After a slight delay due to me being struck by what felt like multiple plagues at once, Cross Blogination returns! From now on @diaryofaledger and myself will be waxing lyrical and setting right the big issues suggested to us by you, the glorious reading public. We put out a call for ideas on Twitter and [...]
I was seriously starting to think that my political will had all but been destroyed by this coalition government, but today I realised that it is still very much alive and well. Yesterday was the first by-election of the new coalition, called in Oldham after the previous MP was booted out for utter fuckwittery. I [...]
From all initial accounts it seems as though the fervent extremist rhetoric that has become so much a part of the American political discourse has spilled over into violence. A congresswoman who voted for health care reform and appeared in several hate filled adverts and Sarah Palin/Tea Party ‘target’ lists was shot in the head [...]
For such a total newshound as myself who spends hours every day trawling political blogs and listening to Radio 4 podcasts, the last few weeks this pastime of mine has started to wear me down and left me with a slight sense of not-giving-a-fuck that is somewhat disquieting. Perhaps this is a slight moment of [...]
I have often heard the old line that moving house is one of the most stressful things that you can do, but I’ve never really understood it. Throughout my life I have moved on a pretty regular basis. In fact I would say the longest I have ever lived in one house would be about [...]
So, I’ve had three hours or so of sleep, and it seems as though I needn’t have bothered staying up. The country has decided, and has decided in a fog of uncertainty to decide not to decide anything. Well done Britain. You’ve decided to give Cameron just enough room to get his right wing hack [...]
Looking back to the glorious night in November 2008 (was it really that long ago?) when myself and a group of dedicated drunkards stayed up all night in my front room as the American people ushered in a moment of genuine change, and embraced hope over fear, it was something that was genuinely special to [...]
*Note. Firstly I’m glad to say I’ve got the blogging buzz back at the moment, so expect to see a bit more activity around here. However, for the next few weeks it’s very likely I will be talking about Politics a lot, seeing as it’s all I can think or talk about at the moment. [...]
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