Ministry of Truth

At the end of a week in which the Human Rights Act has come under an unprecedented assault, both in the press and from senior politicians, including the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and the Leader of the Opposition, David Cameron, it has taken the Telegraph to provide the […]

The first part of Tim’s weekly dose of bloggy goodness (Britblog Review #65) is available for perusal, from which I find my attention drawn to Suzblog’s comments on the decision of the Appeal Court to rule in favour of the government’s attempts to remove Brian Haw from Parliament […]

I see it business as usual… Reid: Bombers never blamed Iraq Home Secretary John Reid has rejected suggestions London bomber Sidique Khan blamed his actions on the Iraq war. Mr Reid was asked if ministers wished to avoid a public inquiry because they feared it would fuel a […]

I am deeply endebted to Leo McKinistry, as author of the Thunderer column in today’s Times, for providing the following example of complete and utter illiberal crap, which I present today for your general edification – with annotatations, naturally MR JUSTICE SULLIVAN is lucky he is not facing […]

No, I’m not beginning a sad descent into homophobia – rather this is apparently (according to the Graun) the question currently being posed by a poll on one far-right website in response to the news that amongst the past achievements of the newly elected leader of the BNP […]

Once again, the High Court have come through on the side of justice and chosen to set right one of the most appalling and despicable acts by any British government, certainly in the 60 or so years since the establishment of the United Nations which, I guess, could […]

“Jesse Helms and Newt Gingrich were shaking hands congratulating themselves on the introduction of an anti-gay bill in Congress. If it passes, they won’t be able to shake hands, because it will then be illegal for a prick to touch an asshole.” Judy Carter – American Actress/Comedian Is […]

Ever a source of entertainment, our local Libidinous Democrat John Hemming has this to say to our Imperious Leader… Over the past year I have, as a new Member of Parliament, asked a number of questions of your government. Sometimes this is via a written parliamentary question. On […]

So the UN has elected 47 member countries to its new Human Rights Council to no small degree of derision amongst activists, as amongst those countries elected are such notable paragons of humanitarian concern as China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Pakistan… You get the general picture – more than […]

It’s difficult to know quite what is the more despicable aspect of the Appeal Court’s decision to overturn the High Court’s previous ruling in the case of protestor Brian Haw, the sheer sophistry of the the Government’s claim that Mr Haw’s presence outside Parliament constitutes a security risk, […]