Archive for December, 2005

latest on Hemel Hemsptead Blast

Wednesday, December 14th, 2005

so what's the latest news on on Sunday's oil depot blast @ Hemel Hempstead? reports are that most of the major fires are out now, and the theories are out now on how it may have possibly started. one of the interesting things i thought that has come out of all ...

Freedom - what is it?

Sunday, December 11th, 2005

People seem to be so afraid of freedom. Do they want to be told what to do? Whether by a state in favour of totalitarian conformity - or by their mates - certainly its starting to look that way! "Totalitarian Conformity - "We can make decisions on what is 'right' ...

USA walks out of climate change talks

Saturday, December 10th, 2005

Montreal: more than 150 nations at a 'high-level' summit ( one of those..) poised to move ahead with Kyoto - and what does the US Administration do? they refused to sign up to a UN statement intended to reopen talks on how to tackle climate change. Washington's behaviour represents ...

yesterday’s Miami shooting and air marshals

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

yesterday's shooting of a passenger at miami airport by an air marshal -sounds pretty much full of the usual not -very- clear- at- this stage type of reporting. The statements of the 'witnesses' also sound like they're the sort of thing people say 'oh she looked hysterical'..etc. etc. ...

The Statesman of the Decade Award goes to..

Thursday, December 8th, 2005

hold your breath..Tony Blair.. The EastWest Institute has presented their Statesman of the Decade award to Tony Blair in recognition of his 'values-based leadership in international affairs.' at an awards dinner at London's Guildhall yesterday. This is what they had to say: "In a world in which it is often easier ...

and it is..Cameron..2:1

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

and David Cameron it is for leader of the Conservatives. summary: Davis - 64,398 votes Cameron - 134,446 votes More information and analysis on epolitix.com, including the reaction of other political leaders.

Crowning of Cameron?

Tuesday, December 6th, 2005

David Cameron is today expected to be named as the next leader of the Conservative Party. The counting of the ballot papers began at 7.30am ( gosh..i don't envy that lot) at the London offices of the Electoral Reform Society, and the result will be announced - ta da! - ...

so. was the welfare state a mistake?

Monday, December 5th, 2005

ha ha that should open the can of worms again. No its not my question - simply for those who want to wriggle around in the can - and the indian capitalists of the world -possibly a field day for you lot - possibly not! -this is a debate at ...

professor of trivia

Monday, December 5th, 2005

now there's a profession that sounds like fun...It may be interesting to note the following- trivia - plural of trivium which is - "The lower division of the seven liberal arts in medieval schools, consisting of grammar, logic, and rhetoric"