Tag Archives: politics

Help! Help! I’m being repressed

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Joe

(This is another archival repost of something written on the old blog a few years ago.) I’ve been catching up with about a month of blogosphere this weekend, after travelling, and other distractions. I managed to catch a discarded copy … Continue reading →

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Cotch: Law In Action: Owning Your Image

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Joe

A quick review of this week’s Law In Action on Radio 4, which looked at photography and the law — particularly jobsworth office managers who think it’s their job to harass people, and other police initiatives that lack any credible … Continue reading →

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New blog: At War With The Motorist

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Joe

At War With The Motorist reports from the front line of the civil war for Britain’s city streets.  We will uncover the bollocks public transport, bullshit cycling infrastructure, bad town planning, and injustice, given out by the Motorist government and … Continue reading →

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A short note on sweatshops

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Joe

I want to take a short diversion from normal service to add to the occasional series “arguments so bad my jaw literally drops.”  I have forgotten exactly what radio programme I heard it on, but it was probably one of … Continue reading →

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This is an historic landslide victory for the conservatives

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Joe

In an historic and decisive election, David Cameron has won an astonishing slightly more seats than the other parties, catapulting him to the possibility of forming a government. Despite all of the stumbling blocks standing in his way, including vastly … Continue reading →

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Cotch: May Day

Posted on May 7, 2010 by Joe

May Day is a day of traditions, a day of marching with banners and dancing around the May Pole, dressing up as trees and casting adrift flower boats. It’s a day of looking silly and causing a disturbance. A day … Continue reading →

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Cotch: Tough on crime in fantasy land

Posted on January 18, 2010 by Joe

The first post on the new photography-oriented cotch dot net is up.  It’s a quick review of the police stop-and-search policy, in place across London as a counter-terrorism measure, and in particular the decision to consider photography to be a … Continue reading →

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Later, Simmons goes out of business because his sandwiches are disgusting and his chicken noodles are grey

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Joe

This is a re-post of something that occurred to me at the Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Festival at the weekend, and threw together on the Billy Bragg Forum on Tuesday. A dozen smiling happy people stand in a scruffy queue. The low … Continue reading →

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As the Iraq War quietly passes Vietnam in cost…

Posted on June 11, 2009 by Joe

This is another archival repost, written for the old blog in June 2009. This week Gordon Brown gave his cabinet a shuffle, after a bunch of his friends walked out on him. He managed to upset scientists twice. First he … Continue reading →

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That YouTube gun video

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Joe

This is another archival repost from the old blog — this time from July 2008. So, the following video was brought to my attention, and I was so impressed that I had to share. Admittedly, it took me some time … Continue reading →

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Sunday syndrome #6: Welcome to life

Posted on January 28, 2008 by Joe

This is another archival repost from the old blog — this one from january 2008. This post is part six in a series. The series so far can be found here. Cogito, ergo sum. René Descartes, 1637. I’ve given five … Continue reading →

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Radio roundup: the blasphemy edition

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Joe

This is another archival repost, from jan 2008 Many people in Britain have been campaigning for a repeal of the blasphemy laws, which have had a bit of bad PR since they were used in an attempt to censor Jerry … Continue reading →

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George the creationist

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Joe

This is another archival repost, originally written for the old blog in Dec 2007. Read about member of parliament George Galloway in any British newspaper, no matter what its editorial policy or political situation, and you will read about corrupt, … Continue reading →

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Darwin was a racist!

Posted on November 2, 2007 by Joe

This is another archival repost, first published on the old blog in Nov 2007. Accusations of racism have been flying these past few weeks, but in the heat of the moment, the discussions have been more noise than signal. This … Continue reading →

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Home secretary defies calls to ban ‘yob clothing’

Posted on May 26, 2005 by Joe

This is another archival repost, originally written for the old blog in May 2005. The Rt Hon Lord Mayor of London, Michael Berry Savory, on behalf of The Corporation of London, today banned suits and ties from the City of … Continue reading →

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