Steve Uncles, the top candidate for the English Democrats in the South East region has decided to pick an argument he feels he has a reasonable argument of winning – on the basis that his opponent died a couple of years ago. In a forum post entitled “Fun with bloggers who hate their County [sic]… Continue reading You can’t libel the dead, but the English Democrats are having a bloody good go of it
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Building a better compass
Peter Dunphy wrote an interesting post last week about the limitations of Political Compass. Of course, in the blogosphere there is very little new under the virtual sun, and this was a topic of debate 5 years ago. The late and much missed Chris Lightfoot was a great critic of the application and wrote his… Continue reading Building a better compass
Chris Lightfoot 1978-2007
I was very sad to learn of the death of Chris Lightfoot last month. When I first started blogging, Chris’ blog was compulsive reading and Chris himself was an occasionally useful ally. He had a razor-sharp intellect and an excellent sense of humour, and his posts were always a joy to read. As time went… Continue reading Chris Lightfoot 1978-2007