At Labour conference and struggling to type using a godawful metal keyboard which appears to not have a control key (clearly they have a problem with Labour delegates having even that level of power). Blogging will be lighter than last week, at least until I figure out how to access the free internet access. Meanwhile,… Continue reading Blog Labour’s lost
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Craig Murray and Tim Ireland: in solidarity
At the risk of not having anything particularly new or interesting to say, I thought I’d better add my voice to the growing throng condemning Alisher Usmanov’s successful bid to shut down Craig Murray and Tim Ireland. It illustrates the vulnerability the blogosphere has to punitive libel laws such as the ones we have in… Continue reading Craig Murray and Tim Ireland: in solidarity
EXCLUSIVE: why this blog is called Quaequam Blog!
I’ve spent all day being asked by journalists “why is your blog called Quaequam?” To start with, it isn’t. It’s called Quaequam Blog! – the blog and exclamation mark are important. Secondly, it has nothing to do with latin (I should hire Ros Taylor as my personal spin doctor – she always makes me sound… Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: why this blog is called Quaequam Blog!