Quote of the month: “So we’re going to be best friends. At at journey’s end, you’re going to give your best friend Tempest fourteen billion creds. And if you don’t give your best friend Tempest fourteen billions creds… your best friend Tempest is going to tie you down and hammer nails in your skull until… Continue reading Meg Review: 267
Month: January 2008
Martyrdom is over-rated
Terry Sanderson has an excellent article over on Comment is Free about the BA “Christian Martyr” case: In order to be fair to everybody, BA used a union-approved ballot system to ensure that those who worked on Christmas Day were fairly and objectively chosen. If their name came up, they were at liberty to negotiate… Continue reading Martyrdom is over-rated
Is Brown’s “incompetence” remark a honey trap for Cameron?
You have to wonder sometimes if there might be some guile behind Gordon Brown’s apparent ineptitude. Take last night’s remark about Peter Hain’s incompetence. A spectacular gaffe? Or, given that we have PMQs tomorrow and the strong likelihood that Cameron will not be able to resist the temptation to make something of it, is it… Continue reading Is Brown’s “incompetence” remark a honey trap for Cameron?