by nabidana | Sep 15, 2009 | Hoons, politics, stupidity
Fiona Apple has a song, ‘Limp’ which, although directed at a former lover, might well be usefully directed at our old friend Lord Mandelson of Hartlepool, Mortgage Application and Passport Protocol. In the past, if Mandy gave a major policy speech, the...
by nabidana | Sep 13, 2009 | Hoons
Living as I currently do in Dublin, I see the Lisbon Treaty referendum happening all around me. I am a British citizen, so I have no vote. Quite right, citizens of other nations shouldn’t have a say on the constitution of Ireland. But, listening to the Marian...
by nabidana | Aug 21, 2009 | Hoons
Savolinna is beautiful at this time of year. He’ll also be entering the printer punting extravaganza.
by nabidana | Jul 29, 2009 | Hoons, politics
Yesterday nábídána said that the best way to approach the story on compensation for ex-service personnel would not be to take them to court. Quoting from yesterday’s blog post: More recently, this bizarre story about seeking to appeal compensation payments for...
by nabidana | Jul 24, 2009 | Hoons, politics, stupidity
The Norwich North by-election result has been delivered: a coup de vote which in any normal political circumstances would have a frenzied party sprinting to redress the mistakes it made and listen harder to the electorate than ever before. Not this time. Instead,...
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by nabidana | Jul 16, 2009 | Hoons, politics, unstupidity
Brian Cowen, Ireland’s Prime Minister, has ‘not given up hope’ on finding a buyer for the beleaguered nation, as evidenced in photos on the website of the Roinn an Taoisigh. Speaking after today’s three meetings with potential buyers, Cowen...
