by nabidana | Sep 11, 2009 | Uncategorized
September 11, 2001. Was in a BBC studio, talking about the new university year. Got a text message from a friend, who knew it was a rum do, but whose text seemed to suggest an accident. Simultaneously, a researcher from the newsroom interrupted the interview. In the...
by nabidana | Sep 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
So in my previous post, I explained that some organisations were putting up really godawful posters for the Lisbon Treaty. And I think most people agree that very many of them are pretty substantially awe-inspiring. I was awfully inspired on a few of them to pull...
by nabidana | Sep 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
Lisbon Treaty posters are a complete joke this year. The pro-Lisbon people are essentially trading on their obligations to their old friend Europe, and trading vague ambiguous slogans which often border on the extremely patronising. The anti-Lisbon side aren’t...
by nabidana | Sep 3, 2009 | politics
The most amusing thing about the nascent referendum campaign in Ireland is the approach of the two sides. It’s not as oppositional at least in spirit as you might think. The Pro Lisbon lobby are smug. They got a second referendum, meaning they have lots of fun...
