I think we’re back to something like normal. It was lovely having a lot of visitors, but boy, did it bring some sudden worries!
That fine gentlemen Grant Bowskill at politicalopinions.co.uk, has kindly offered to host the BB image for me. Should be up there soon.
Thanks Grant.
Politicalopinions.co.uk
Still working on saving the web site from itself ….
Well, the Big Brother cartoon , which you now can’t see below, seems to have hit a nerve. Demand to see it has been so high, my poor web host capacity has been completely overwhelmed – and won’t be reappearing in a hurry.
Time for some hasty remedial action – I fear it may already be too late for Jade Goody … but the vote tonight will tell.
We are shocked that people hold prejudices.
An editorial cartoon about what it means to be an aspiring prime minister when you are scottish.
The film reference is to the Last King of Scotland – a fine movie about the former leader of Tanzania, Idi Amin It’s currently on release, and it’s not easy watching.
The government is in a muddle about how to hold our personal data for the soon-to-arrive compulsory ID cards. This week, the Prime Minister’s solution is to link all of our existing national records databases to provide a single unified one.
After all, sharing always makes things easier doesn’t it? Well, tell that to the unicyling white elephants.
The link below, explains why Tony’s latest brilliant idea for his legacy isn’t either logical or safe for the rest of us.
I made myself rewatch the classic movie Oh, what a lovely War last night.
This is an ageing but brilliant representation of a stage musical about world war one. If you haven’t seen it, I cannot recommend it too highly.
Part of the reason for rewatching, apart from the sheer pleasure of it, was in comparing key parts of it to what George Bush said in his much-reported speech this week.
I quote the President here:
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It is the decisive ideological struggle of our time.
On one side are those who believe in freedom and moderation. On the other side are extremists who kill the innocent, and have declared their intention to destroy our way of life.
In the long run, the most realistic way to protect the American people is to provide a hopeful alternative to the hateful ideology of the enemy – by advancing liberty across a troubled region.
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To me, this sort of level of self-delusion is similar to the ‘it’ll all be over by christmas’ attitude with which our descendents entered world war one.
Enjoy the film – and the lesssons it leaves.
Global reaction to the President’s speech.
Feedback on the Bush speech
The monarchy have been issuing a hands-off warning to the press about prince William’s squeeze. This was drawn for thelondonpaper on Jan 10th.
Happy new year.
And for my 2007 prediction, this will be a major political theme all year. The advance of technology into our consumer lives is going to be mirrored by the efforts (no doubt well-intentioned) of government to get into our social and political background.
Read all about it here
You can see a festive animation I did for the good people there at their site too.
