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March election anyone?4 comments

darrellgoodliffe wrote 2 weeks ago: Speculation is rife that the General Election will instead of being in May be in March with the 25th … more →

Tags: liberal democrats, Labour, Conservatives, Sketch, The Times, General Election speculation, fixed term parliaments, Mark Pack, Mike Smithson

Climbing up the (pay)walls1 comment

tomvictor wrote 1 month ago: In the beginning, there was news. Then people, for argument’s sake let’s call them journ … more →

Tags: Journalism, cardiff, Pink Floyd, Paywalls, Paid Content, robert andrews, Rob Andrews, Financial Times, The Times

All shall have prizes (except you)

deiseach wrote 3 months ago: In chez deiseach, marital bliss is all about compromise. When it comes to English newspapers, I pref … more →

Tags: Waterford United, Soccer, Fink Tank, UCD, League of Ireland, the guardian, The Times, shelbourne, Sporting Fingal

How to revive Labour: values, not Tory-bashing

John H wrote 3 months ago: This week’s Spectator has some interesting articles on the future of the Labour party, includi … more →

Tags: Labour Party, gordon brown, Spectator

'The Beatles were a triumph of capitalism'

Ariel Goldring wrote 3 months ago: Daniel Finkelstein of Times writes: When Brian Epstein died of an overdose of sleeping pills in the … more →

Tags: Economics, Tax, Apple HQ, beatles, capitalism, consumerism, Harold Wilson, taxes, Times

PLENTY OF REASON FOR DOUBTS AROUND 9/11 AND WHEN GOVERNMENT FAILS TO BE HONEST IT INVITES SUPERSTITIOUS NONSENSE

chuckman2 wrote 3 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES The government of the United … more →

Tags: 9/11, CIA, JOHN CHUCKMAN, Charlie Sheen, GOVERNMENT BEING DISHONEST, COLLAPSE OF TWIN TOWERS, BURING TEMPERATURE OF STEEL VERSUS DIESEL, VALID VISAS HELD BY 9/11 CREW, MOSSAD OPERATION IN AMERICA

Before I put on the gloves, a word in defence of Dan Hannan

David wrote 4 months ago: As some of you may know, I am very scathing about Dan Hannan in general. He was vaunted for what was … more →

Tags: The Media, media, Healthcare, Dan Hannan, Enoch Powell, commentator, winston churchill, Defining Moment, central intervention

Why Roberto Martínez has made a mistake (pt.1)8 comments

jgronayne wrote 6 months ago: At the height of the hunt-and-dismember-Fred-Goodwin fun a couple of months ago, Daniel Finkelstein … more →

Tags: Football, Swansea City, Roberto Martinez, wigan, dave whelan, loyalty, arsene wenger, Fred Goodwin

The protests in Iran show the neocons were right1 comment

jrd9 wrote 6 months ago:     Daniel Finkelstein has written a seminal piece in the Times today, and I would urge you all to r … more →

Tags: Freedom, iranian elections, Iranian Protests

WHO SAYS "GOD" MORE BUSH OR OBAMA?

chuckman2 wrote 6 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES Bush did say God told … more →

Tags: BUSH SAYING GOD, OBAMA SAYING GOD, WASHINGTON AND GOD, JEFFERSON AND GOD, BUSH NOT RELIGIOUS SO MUCH AS CHEAP EXPLOITER OF SENTIM

THE PALIN PARADOX? THE IDEA THAT AMERICAN ELECTORAL DISTRICTS WITH MORE MEN ELECT WOMEN

chuckman2 wrote 6 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES Could be, but I belie … more →

Tags: Parochialism, Sarah Palin, ALASKAN THROWBACKS, A TOXIC CROP OF POLITICIANS

HITLER MAD? THAT'S THE EASY WAY OUT

chuckman2 wrote 6 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES “Mad. But so too was H … more →

Tags: HITLER AND MADNESS, HUMANS CAPABLE OF ANYTHING, DAMNED HUMAN RACE, Hitler

A POLL SHOWING WHAT A QUARTER OF AMERICANS BELIEVE MEANS PRETTY CLOSE TO NOTHING

chuckman2 wrote 6 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES “In my last two paragr … more →

Tags: POLL SHOWING QUARTER OF AMERICANS BELIEVE JEWS RESPONSI, CANNOT TAKE POLLS IN AMERICA SERIOUSLY, QUARTER OF AMERICANS BELIEVE ANYTHING, BELIEFTHAT IRAQ CAUSED 9/11, BELIEF IN THE MARK OF THE BEAST, BELIEF APOLLO MISSION WAS FAKE

THE CAMBRIDGE SPIES OF THE 1950s AND THE GOOD PURPOSE THEY MAY WELL HAVE SERVED

chuckman2 wrote 6 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES I don’t know ho … more →

Tags: MACARTHUR AND CHINA, MacLean, Philby, CAMBRIDGE CIRCLE, McCarthyism, PRE-EMPTIVE ATTACK ON RUSSIA, WORLD PERHAPS SAVED FROM CATASTROPHE, COLD WAR AND M.A.D.

THE UPCOMING PULITZER PRIZES AND THE GENERAL FOOLISHNESS OF PRIZES

chuckman2 wrote 6 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES Prizes generally are foolish … more →

Tags: THE FOOLISHNESS OF PRIZES, Nobel Prize, ACADEMY AWARD GOOFINESS, PULITZER PRIZE TO FRAUDS AND MEDIOCRITY, THE ODD IDEA THAT THERE MUST BE A BEST EACH YEAR IN ANY

THE STONING OF GEORGE GALLOWAY'S EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE MISSION TO GAZA IS NOT ABOUT GAZA BUT IRAN?

chuckman2 wrote 6 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES Daniel, these are not … more →

Tags: MUBARAk'S EGYPT, HAMAS IS DEMOCRATIC, Haaretz, George Galloway, NOTHING HAPPENS SPONTANEOUSLY IN EGYPT

FRUM TAKES ON LIMBAUGH BUT IS ANYTHING BUT A HERO HIMSELF

chuckman2 wrote 6 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES Rush Limbaugh is one … more →

Tags: David Frum, Rush Limbaugh, Neo-cons, AMERICA'S LORD HAW HAW

IS INTELLIGENCE HERITABLE?

chuckman2 wrote 6 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES There is a lot of con … more →

Tags: I.Q. TESTS, THE WORD RACE BEST AVOIDED, WE CAN SPEAK OF GROUPS, I.Q. IMPERFECT, MILLIONS OF TESTS DO MEAN SOMETHING, LIFE EXPERIENCE WITH GROUPS TENDS TO CONFIRM I.Q. RESUL, HARMFUL SYNDROME OF BLACK BEHAVIORS, Cultural contamination, CRIMINALS ARE TESTED

SEEKING EXCUSES FOR BUSH'S AND BLAIR'S WAR CRIMES

chuckman2 wrote 6 months ago: JOHN CHUCKMAN   POSTED RESPONSES TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES I can’t agree, … more →

Tags: BLAIR AS WAR CRIMINAL, BUSH AS WAR CRIMINAL, GOING ALONG THE EASY THING TO DO, AMERICA BRINGS IMMENSE BEHIND-THE-SCENES PRESSURE TO GE, CANADA'S CHRETIEN WAS ABLE TO RESIST AMERICAN PRESSURES, IRAQ WOULD HAVE NATURALLY PROGRESSED TO DEMOCRACY, OFFSPRING WHO DID NOT DO WHAT THEIR DICTATOR FATHERS DI, EXPLANATION OF HOW DEMOCRACY COMES NATURALLY, JOHN SWAINE


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