Category: politics

The UK’s new MEPs all trundled off to their first session in Strasbourg yesterday and already a UK Independence Party member is making enemies. It seems they’re not just xenophobic, but sexist too. I briefly caught this story on the news last night and thought I must have misheard, but it’s covered by both the… Continue reading UKIP Fuckwittage

Paul Foot, radical columnist and campaigner, dies at 66 He’ll be sadly missed. Here’s a link to his Guardian columns.

Whilst walking from the London.pm meeting to Victoria Station last night I passed two policemen who were holding very large rifles. One was outside the Houses of Parliament and the other was on a street corner newar New Scotland Yard. Now I realise that this might not be surprising for people in less civilised countries,… Continue reading Policemen With Guns

I really want to believe the football fans when they say that the English flags which have covered the country over the last couple of weeks have nothing to do with far right and racist political groups. But sometimes it can be hard. The BBC news this morning carried a story about police in both… Continue reading Cry God for England, Harry and St George

Over the last couple of days I’ve read thru the archives of the mailing list for Move American Forward – the organisation behind the campaign to persuade US cinemas not to show Fahrenheit 9/11. I’ve never come across such an incredible amount of bigotry and intolerance in one place. It’s full of people with the… Continue reading Moving America Forward

Seems there are a lot of idiots around recently. In this article from my local paper, Martin Linton (who is my MP) explains why he supports identity cards. He does, however, say that he is canvassing opinions from his constituents. I’ll give him some bloody opinions!

10 things the UKIP don’t want you to know about them That Jeffrey Titford seems like a nasty piece of work. He used to be a local councillor in my family’s home town and his family are the local funeral directors.

Remembering Reagan.

Manchester Online has a story about Morrisey commenting on the death of Ronald Reagan at a gig in Dublin. Apparently this got a large cheer from the audience and when he went on to wish that George Bush would die too he got an even larger cheer. Pretty standard stuff from a once -contraversial figure… Continue reading Dead Presidents

Today’s Guardian had a St George’s flag wrapped around it. But to ensure that Guardian readers were flying the flag for the right reasons, it came complete with small print. By flying this flag I would like to show my support for the England team but: 1/ Wholeheartedley reject any connotations of xenophobic nationalism 2/… Continue reading St George