Politics
No election
Thursday, October 11th, 2007I’m really relieved that Gordon Brown won’t be calling an election this autumn, for a couple of reasons.
The big one: I want to vote as soon as possible, and won’t be eighteen until October 2008. So there musn’t be an election before then. Any point after October 2008 is absolutely fine. Had there been an [...]
Alan Johnston
Thursday, April 19th, 2007The BBC is asking bloggers to put a banner on their sidebar as part of its campaign to get Alan Johnston, the Gaza correspondent who was kidnapped over a month ago, released. I’ve done that (see for instructions), and I’ve also signed the petition.
I’d encourage everyone else to do the same. Whilst it doesn’t actually [...]
Why Britain needs nukes
Monday, December 4th, 2006OK, whilst I’m still fired up about this whole personal blogging thing, here’s my take on the story of the day:
Tony Blair has announced that he wants the UK to renew it’s nuclear deterrent. Currently we have four Vangard-class submarines which carry the Trident missiles. The missiles themselves are fine for the moment; it’s the [...]