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Continue reading →: Iran launches first rocket into space | Iran | Middle East | International News | News | Telegraph
Link: Iran launches first rocket into space | Iran | Middle East | International News | News | Telegraph. I look forward to hearing the leftist/islamophile accounts of the rôle this missile launch will play in Iran’s peaceful programme of nuclear power generation.
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Continue reading →: Guest Slot chez Ellee
Link: Ellee Seymour» Let’s talk, small talk. Today, I am making a guest appearance on Ellee Seymour‘s blog. Instead of my usual political ranting, I have written about my shyness. [blushes]
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Continue reading →: Free Kareem!
Link: Free Kareem! . Here’s a campaign every political blogger should support. There’s a petition over at the Free Kareem site.
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Continue reading →: The women who went through an ordeal beyond belief | the Daily Mail
Link: The women who went through an ordeal beyond belief | the Daily Mail. Time and time again, idiots proclaim "something must be done" and "what about the children" before casting off freedom and justice and embarking on State-sponsored witch hunts. The Daily Mail describes the ordeal endured by the…
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Continue reading →: Egyptian blogger jailed for criticising Islam | Breaking News | News | Telegraph
Link: Egyptian blogger jailed for criticising Islam | Breaking News | News | Telegraph. Every political blogger in the world should spare a thought for Abdul Karim Nabil Suleiman today. There, but for the grace of God, goes any one of us. Those of us lucky enough to blog about…
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Continue reading →: The City reacts to Peter Hain
Link: Alex cartoon.Telegraph. I have been a fan of Peattie & Taylor’s Alex cartoon strip since it was in that most tedious of rags, the Independent. I still recall the relief when the strip moved to the Daily Telegraph and I realised I need never buy the Indescribablyboring again. It…
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Continue reading →: nourishing obscurity: Guest blogging the EU
Link: nourishing obscurity: Guest blogging the EU. James Higham has kindly invited me to be a guest author over at Nourishing Obscurity. I have written a short piece about the EU Commission’s proposals for new eurocrimes.
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Continue reading →: Guest Authors
Over at Blogpower HQ, I have suggested a new initiative; namely inviting other Blogpower members to write pieces on our blogs as “Guest Authors.” So far reactions have been mixed, but I will give it a try and see how it goes. I am sure we all have slightly different…
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Continue reading →: Blair’s wealth gap: voters want City bonus curb | Uk News | News | Telegraph
Link: Blair’s wealth gap: voters want City bonus curb | Uk News | News | Telegraph. So 73% of the British people think they have a right to decide how others spend their money. Isn’t that what “something should be done” means in this context? Living in post-Communist countries for…
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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.
Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.
He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that
“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”
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I’m generally against more laws but would make an exception for this. Goose, Gander, etc. We should be using their…
I like it and agree. I’m not sure how many others would! 😎
That’s a modern “more law” approach — and certainly consistent with our Establishment’s current aggressive approach. However I don’t want…
Maybe they should be legally required to only provide halal to muslims or those that request it. If you are…
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