Al-Qaeda have issued a relatively mild statement, but their supporters think he will be little different to his predeccessors: Very few online al-Qaeda sympathisers have expressed any optimism that US policies will change under the future President Obama. “We are not interested in who’s won because they all follow the same strategy which is a… Continue reading Al-Qaeda’s response to Obama’s victory
Month: November 2008
Was it cos Alex Salmond is black? (UPDATE)
There is something about Alex Salmond I could never tire of slapping, if only he were within arm’s reach. During 2007, this blog would frequently scandalise nationalists by mocking Salmond’s habit of waving claymores over his head to commemorate this or that historical defeat of Scotland in battle. But this photo (right) just takes the… Continue reading Was it cos Alex Salmond is black? (UPDATE)
Is UK politics institutionally racist?
Trevor Phillips thinks it is: The public in this country would, he believes, embrace a black leader but the system would prevent it happening. “Here, the problem is not the electorate, the problem is the machine.†It was no coincidence that there were only 15 ethnic-minority MPs, he said. “The parties and the unions and… Continue reading Is UK politics institutionally racist?