“The man’s search for a tyrannical fatherland never ends.” Christopher Hitchens on George Galloway, 2005 So true. Galloway once said that “the disappearance of the Soviet Union is the biggest catastrophe of my life.” And he really meant it. Galloway…
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The importance of a good cup of tea
I’ve come full circle on my attitude to tea. Until relatively recently I was a hardened coffee fiend, addicted to the taste, smell, sensation and caffeine rush of a very strong cup of coffee. While I still love that naughty…
Home of the heroes and villains
It’s December 1st. How we are back in December again so soon I have no idea, but here we are. To mark the occasion The Guardian is producing an interactive “Heroes and Villians” advent calendar where every day a different…
Fisking Galloway
And what better reason for coming out of the blogging cave than to froth and rant at an old foe: Mr George Galloway. I was most surprised to read this piece by him in the Daily Record. Not for the content…
Sometimes the BBC is worth every penny of the licence fee.
The BBC has many critics. And deservedly so at times. But every now and then it comes up with something that more than justifies the price of the licence fee, and tonight’s Question Time could well be such an occasion.…
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The Hitch
I went to see a conversation between Christopher Hitchens and Bernard-Henri Lévy yesterday, where the topic was the Iraq invasion. At least, that’s how it was billed: the actual motives, arguments and justifications for the war were barely mentioned. I…
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Moore is less
With the obvious exception of The Simpsons, most of Sky One’s output is an interminable shower of cack. Dream Team. Ross Kemp on Gangs. The Secret World of Airports. The Dog Whisperer (which, although it sounds like something Charlie Brooker…
The Grapple In The Big Apple
Hitchens versus Galloway went ahead and, by all accounts, didn’t disappoint. The whole thing can be streamed in video here. It’s just under two hours long, so I haven’t had time to watch it all yet, but the hour or…
A conspiracy of silence speaks louder than words
Long time, no speak. Time for a bullet point blog. How could anyone, anyone, have any faith in the leadership qualities of George W. Bush in the light of the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and the…
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Citizen Sane 