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February 9, 2012 Magnetic Gandhi

I read an interesting article the other day in which Stewart Lee raises a terrifying argument about Scottish Independence; a point summed up succinctly in the sub heading: The loss of 5.5 million Scots would mean 5.5 million fewer voices to say no to Cameron’s cronies. As you may know, there are more pandas in [...]

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January 23, 2012 Several Hundred Words About Money

In Britain, welfare amounts to over 30% of overall public spending. If we ignore the bail outs – and we should, because £1.2 trillion could have built schools on the moon – then that’s the single largest area of public expenditure; a provision to guarantee a basic standard of living for all those in financial [...]

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December 13, 2011 Santa Claus arrested in connection with phone hacking probe

Children across the world had their world shaken today when the Leveson enquiry into phone hacking saw Father Christmas taken into custody by Northumbria Police. Exact details are not known at this time, however it is understood that the arrest took place at Santa’s Magical Christmas Grotto in The Mall Shopping Centre, Middlesbrough just before [...]

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December 11, 2011 Three years of cuts and closures…

As I mentioned already, I intended on working my weird rant against non-recyclers into the last real work of the year – the vox pop assignment. However, the apathy of others and the growing realisation that I am just another hypocrite – three paychecks and some half decent head in a fast car away from turning [...]

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December 3, 2011 Lingerie, Whiskey and Burning Flags

Hey, am I wearing lipstick? When I’m getting fucked I want to make sure my face looks pretty. – George Jung, Blow I put the news in my brain today. It didn’t help my depression. Not one bit. I hear the cuts with which we are being punished for the avarice and incompetence of our betters [...]

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December 1, 2011 Our Rock is an Alcoholic and We are Happy-Hour. Part Three

Question Time. BBC One, 10.35 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 Against a more newsworthy day’s backdrop of the biggest strikes in 30 years and my own Senior Lecturer – a former journalist at the News of the World – being arrested in connection with the Leveson phonehacking enquiry (later bailed until March), I have a deadline. I [...]

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November 23, 2011 The Press: Articulating our Rage or Skullfucking our Souls?

Another devil’s advocate exercise; this one weighing the pros and cons of a free press. Mark Lewis, speaking at today’s Leveson inquiry had far more intelligent, insightful things to say on the matter. This kind of writing is good fun but can also be quite confusing; I often need to take a step back to reaffirm my beliefs [...]

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November 12, 2011 The EU: Commission, Council and Parliament

The European Commission Role: The commission, formed in 1951, is the primary institution for initiating EU policy.

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November 11, 2011 Insurrection Lite

Playing Devil’s Advocate to the English Riots   Three The August 2011 riots of England and Wales were perpetrated by mindless thugs hell-bent on violent assault, the destruction of property and opportunistic theft. The terror and anarchy that spread from the capital to other UK cities may have started as a peaceful protest against the [...]

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November 7, 2011 Middlesbrough – a City at Heart

Middlesbrough has today launched its bid to be Britain’s newest city. In 2010, the Government announced that a new city would be created as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations next year. Many locals feel that there’s a real chance that 2012 will prove to be third time lucky in its bid for official [...]

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