“MySpace invaders” take their cue from the law
Considering how good squatters have it in England and Wales, I find it hard to take the faux-incredulousness in the British press about people who organize themselves on MySpace before going into...
View ArticlePull the other one, Giuliani
Leave my family alone, just like I’ll leave your family alone. Seriously, can we get this promise in writing? Then again, I am pretty familiar with what politicians consider “leaving [us] alone”. It is...
View ArticleWhich starlet is in bigger trouble?
No, I am not talking about the tiresome Lindsay Lohan and her ilk. Perusing the morning papers, I could not help but wonder who will come under more fire: Kiera Knightley for glamorizing smoking (and...
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Samizdata HQ is still seeing action
In case you are worried that all has been quiet on the party front, I am here to reassure you. The sad fact is that some of these parties require so much in the way of recovery – in the form of Sunday...
View ArticleFrom Paxman’s mouth to God’s ears
It is all too easy to imagine a future in which our grandchildren will talk of having had an ancestor who worked for the BBC in the same way as people nowadays mention having had a grandparent or...
View ArticleThose predictable unions
I have no problem with unions existing; freedom of association is an important right and one that should never be taken away from us. The problem I have is with unions always seeming to be on the wrong...
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Working for the BBC
Cartoonist and commentator Hugh MacLeod says it all about the organization with “an assured income of £3.5 billion a year” of forced funding:
View ArticleSamizdata quote of the day
You should trust us, because we’re trustworthy people who would never do anything wrong (please ignore all we’ve done wrong over the past few years). So, now that that’s settled, let’s get this baby...
View ArticleThe polite manner of “counter-terrorism” in the UK
I could not help but be struck by the nice, polite, and almost friendly manner of the police officer making violence-backed threats in the video below (“If you refuse this [random] search, you will be...
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T-shirt politics of the most tasteful order
Inspired by a rather popular children’s book and the truth, my colleague Minxuan came to work today sporting a t-shirt which I can only grant my heartiest approval: Aside: It is great to work in an...
View ArticleKeith Olbermann is right
That is, if this sentiment attributed to him does indeed reflect his thoughts: It’s his money that he has earned, he should be allowed to do whatever he wants with it. How about considering that the...
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