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Monthly Archives: July 2010

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To The Barricades!

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by Gildas the Monk on July 31, 2010

More than 1,500 years of chanting and chronicling have left this humble scribe a tad cynical and somewhat inured to the woes of the human condition, so there was an unusual event at the

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Astroturfing

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on July 31, 2010

  • Astroturfing is an English-language term referring to political, advertising, or public relations campaigns that are formally planned by an organization, but designed to mask its origins to create the impression

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The Court of Protection Fees.

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by Anna Raccoon on July 30, 2010

Late last night, Christine Hockett replied to my post on the ‘Catch 22′ that is the Court of Protection. Her comment was so articulate, and so perfectly describes the difficulties even an intelligent sane individual

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Court of Protection Fees! (Fie! Foe! Fum!)

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by Anna Raccoon on July 30, 2010

Late last night, Christine Hockett replied to my post on the ‘Catch 22′ that is the Court of Protection. Her comment was so articulate, and so perfectly describes the difficulties even an intelligent sane individual has in coping

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The British Bulldog’s Bite.

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by Gloria Smudd on July 30, 2010

A set of Winston Churchill’s false teeth are up for auction with a guide price of between £4,000 and £5,000.

It is claimed that the false teeth, rather than being ill-fitting, were actually designed to preserve

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The ConDem’s greatest mistake so far.

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by Andrew on July 30, 2010

Was not to cull the BBC on day two of the new government.

Sean Gabb of the Libertarian Alliance said as much in a speech a few years ago:

“Have no doubt that

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The Milky Bar Kid goes Feral?

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by Anna Raccoon on July 29, 2010

Moshin Khalid is a business man. He has spotted a gap in the market. He has seen that not all teenagers want to get violently drunk, vomit in the street, and end the evening with

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The Coalition Blues

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on July 29, 2010

Nicky: I’ve got a bratty partner,
Who bugs me every day.
This morning Old Man Vince,
Chased the last bonus away.
Chris Huhne – he acts like,
Like he belongs in the zoo.
I’m the saddest pol,
The saddest pol in coalition junior crew.

I wish

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How hard can it be?

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on July 28, 2010

This is legal. End of story.

I’m really baffled by this:

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has reaffirmed street photography rights at a Metropolitan Police

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The Lost Gospel.

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by lenko on July 27, 2010

And in the tenth year of the third millenium, there was darkness in the land, and the people were sore oppressed by King Godron and

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Result for the Righteous.

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by Anna Raccoon on July 27, 2010

Years ago, Uncle Tom Cobbley would take off down to the local public house after his supper to enjoy his pipe and a conversation with the other allotment holders without having to mind his language in front

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The world’s biggest leak…

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by Anna Raccoon on July 26, 2010

The ‘Dog Days’ of August are nearly upon us. Parliamentary gossip will dry up. Press releases from helpful celebrity PRs will be rarer than hen’s teeth as they all take off for their holidays.

But what

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Nuns on the Run.

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by Anna Raccoon on July 26, 2010

86 year old Sister Marie-Daniel and 82 year old Sister Saint-Denis have gone on the run from their convent in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin.

They had intended to be accompanied by 89-year old Sister Maurice-Marie, but she managed to

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Titter Ye Not….

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by Anna Raccoon on July 25, 2010

iDave’s Big Society is up and running. All those doubting Thomas’ who said it would never happen; people were too selfish, too dependant on the Nanny State, there was no community any longer….

OK, it’s not

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The Sunday Sermon – Pirates.

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by Gildas the Monk on July 25, 2010

“Nam pirata non est ex perduellium numero definitus, sed hostis omnium; hoc nec fides debet ius iurandum esse commune”

“For a pirate is not included in the list of lawful enemies, but is the

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Stick up for the BBC?

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by Anna Raccoon on July 25, 2010

Will Hutton has a lengthy piece in today’s Guardian entitled “Stick up for the BBC. It’s the last bulwark against rule by the mob”.

He complains about the ‘bile, unfairness and lack of restraint in the blogosphere’ infecting

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Killer Fine…..

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by Anna Raccoon on July 25, 2010

A DRIVER was left baffled after receiving a £30 fine for playing music too loudly on his car radio.

Christopher Cureton, of Seacombe, was listening to the rock band The Killers’ hit, Human, as he drove

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Here we go…..

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by Anna Raccoon on July 24, 2010

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Terrific idea, Gordon!

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by Anna Raccoon on July 24, 2010

To help economies develop across Africa, he said nations needed to increase access to broadband internet, which he said less than 1% of people currently had access to.

Gordon Brown added:

“I am already working with

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Vengeance and Venables.

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by Anna Raccoon on July 24, 2010

The media were quick to apply for reporting restrictions to be lifted when Jon Venables appeared in court. Their motive is clear. Publishing up to date information, photographs even, which are likely to

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I was wrong

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on July 23, 2010

It’s not, not something you see every day:

Dog wanted me to have sex with it – accused

By Shellee Geduld

A Cape Town man has appeared in court for allegedly having sex with his neighbour’s poodle.

Anthony Julies appeared in the

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Shocked, I tell you, shocked!

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on July 23, 2010

I see the police in New Zealand are shocked at the behaviour of young people again. Apparently, a bunch of youths who like something

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Virtual Insanity.

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by Anna Raccoon on July 23, 2010

This is the United Kingdom 2010. ‘Walking the dog’ is no longer the low-tech activity it used to be.

If you are lucky enough to avoid the marauding transvestites intent on introducing your Pekinese pooch

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Stonewall FAIL

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by Anna Raccoon on July 22, 2010

Stonewall are flapping their petticoats again. They have monitored 126 hours of TV programmes such as Coronation Street, The Bill, Eastenders and the Simpsons to come to the conclusion that the BBC is ‘not

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Something you don’t see every day

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on July 22, 2010

From the Telegraph:

Transvestite had sex with a dog at English Heritage castle
A transvestite had sex with a dog in the moat of an English Heritage castle.

The cross-dressing man was caught with the animal in the dry moat of

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Divide et impera

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on July 22, 2010

I never cease to be amazed by the repeated victories of, and lack of response to, the New Puritanism. It seems curious to me that a society as tolerant as the British is, and has been for centuries,

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i-Dosing.

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by Anna Raccoon on July 22, 2010

“They put on their headphones, drape a hood over their head and drift off into the world of ‘digital highs’ called i-Dosing.

Oh dear, what you going

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Licensed to Intimidate Courtesy of the Office Of Fair Trading

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by Andrew on July 21, 2010

Occasionally I get asked to look over some paperwork that some of  my son’s more inexperienced friends receive threatening dire retribution and death at the hands of some pretty unsavoury debt collectors and their associated lawyers.

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Watching the Detectives – House of Lords Expenses Update

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by Gildas the Monk on July 20, 2010

With the exception of Lord Taylor of…well, various places, noble Peers have largely managed to avoid prosecution over expenses claims. Whether this has anything to do with the fact that the woman in

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There’s no such thing as big society

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by Thaddeus J. Wilson on July 20, 2010

Contact Crimestoppers on …

Mrs Thatcher’s words, almost always taken out of context, inspired me when I read of David Cameron’s latest project. Mrs Thatcher was, of course, completely correct: there is

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