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Lenny Burnside may not be afraid, but I'm terrified
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6321351.stm I’m not terrified of the conclusions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, I accepted them a long time ago. What worries me is that,...
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Reviewing the Nuclear Review
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6364281.stm The Government’s nuclear review (AKA whitewash) has been judged biased and misleading and there are calls for a new white paper on the subject....
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Tony Blair sent me an email!
Me and 28,000 other people who signed a petition against ID cards. If you have any links relevant to the points he makes please send them to me/ leave them in the comments and I’ll try to incorporate...
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King Tony to announce his abdication today
A few years too late, Tony Blair is to announce his departure today. As with any Prime Minister who stayed on too long, the positive achievements of the first term and a bit are overshadowed, and even...
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King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud does irony
Who would have thought that Saudi Arabia’s 83 year old monarch wanted to cut it as a comedian. He’s certainly trying “Saudi king chides UK on terrorism“. Yes, the king of the country that provided 15...
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Get God out of politics
I don’t think, in the 21st century, we should be letting superstitions sway politics. Your religion can affect the way you behave but not the way you expect others to behave. Come Judgement Day the...
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The Leaders’ Debate drinking game (suggestions welcome)
It’s the second of the Leaders’ debates tonight, and I should be listening to it if I don’t get distracted by Episodes from Liberty City. These look like they’ll become an election fixture, so it’s...
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Voodoo Histories keep repeating
I recently read Voodoo Histories: How Conspiracy Theory Has Shaped Modern History by David Aaronovitch. It’s an interesting book which clearly, though with much sarcasm, lays out the history of several...
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Two out of three ain’t bad
Two of the leaders of the three main parties in the UK are now on record as not believing in God. Ed Miliband admitted his atheism in a Radio Five interview earlier this week. I’ve said before that...
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Do you really want to be trapped on an island with these people?
So, we’re halfway into the second week of what’s going to be a tedious and depressing EU referendum campaign. I wouldn’t be surprised if half the country has already become bored and irritated by it...
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