The Guardian notes this morning that: A national police unit that uses undercover officers to spy on political groups is currently monitoring almost 9,000 people it has
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Sincere apologies about the blog today
Please accept my apologies if the blog has not worked properly today. Without any warning from my internet service supplier (1&1) I filled the database for this blog at about 7.30 this morning,
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To those who wish to comment here, please comply with the rules for doing so
One of the tedious, and recurring themes, of those who come to this blog to object to what I say is that I sometimes choose not to
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Compass – clarification
I had a long conversation with Neal Lawson from Compass this morning following on from this blog yesterday. Neal assures me Compass remains committed to
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What am I manufacturing?
This came up on my mail alerts this morning: And that’s it. No article. Nothing else I can see. So go on guys – tell
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Well that one worked….a surprise blogging hit
Sometimes I blog something with real hope it will be read. And usually it isn’t. Other times I dash a blog off and discover it’s a hit.
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At long last, libel reform
From the Guardian: Laws that led to London being dubbed “the libel capital of the world” will be reformed after peers in the Lords voted
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There are ample numbers of blogs available promoting the falsehoods of the right: there is no need for them to appear here as well
Despite what many like to claim this blog is pretty much written in my spare time: it’s why I work rather too many hours a day. I
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So what’s going to be on Question Time tonight?
I am the ‘Extra Guest’ on BBC’s Question Time tonight. That does not mean you will see me on the panel on televsion – it
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