Politics
Nick Griffin - just your average person
Monday, December 28th, 2009Charlie Brooker’s review of 2009 featured a chap called Barry Shitpeas, presenter and broadcaster. He had some interesting things to say about Nick Griffin, leader of the BNP, when he was on Question Time.
He was speaking up for the average person. The person who doesn’t know all the fancy words and doesn’t play the Westminster [...]
what is it about the green party in brighton
Monday, November 16th, 2009Can’t get my head round the actions of some members of the Green Party in Brighton.
Couple of months, whilst the Labour Conference was taking place in Brighton a meeting took place called “Convention of the left”.
Caroline Lucas, MEP and leader of the Green Party was in attendance, along with other green supporters.
It was a fairly [...]
behind the bailout numbers
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009We hear large numbers being bandied about on the telly and in the papers all the time about the size of the global financial crisis and subsequent bailout.
However, to many people, the numbers are difficult to comprehend, seem so big as to be almost unreal. Perhaps this example might help explain.
Imagine, if you will, one [...]
clarkson wants to cheer everyone up
Monday, November 9th, 2009What follows is from the pen (or keyboard) of Jeremy Clarkson, published on the Times website then removed.
Props to Dan aka @angryamoeba for spotting this.
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I’ve given the matter a great deal of thought all week, and I’m afraid I’ve decided that it’s no good putting Peter Mandelson in a prison. I’m afraid he will have [...]
brighton green party denounce white night as “too white”
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009In what must be one of the most stupendous acts of shooting oneself in the foot Brighton Green Councillor Ben Duncan labels the City’s White Night celebration as “too white”.
White night is an event that celebrates the clocks going back an hour at the end of British Summer Time with unique events throughout the City [...]
Why you should vote in the European Elections
Monday, May 11th, 2009Yes, you. You decide. By voting.
By voting in European elections, you choose who influences your future and the daily life of close to 500 million fellow Europeans. If you don’t bother, somebody else will - and decide who represents you at the only directly elected Pan-European assembly. Elected MEPs shape the future of Europe for [...]
