Esther McVey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
march 2010 by mottram
Tory PPC for Wirral West - connections to Thatcherite Conservative Way Forward group, minor local telly presenter, contested and lost the seat before; doesn't have much (anything?) to say on policy, supports various innoffensive campaign groups (women in business, victims rights, local parks, whatever). Will probably win the seat.
politics wirralwest election uk conservative march 2010 by mottram
David Kirwan | Prospective Independent MP for Wirral West.
march 2010 by mottram
Independent candidate for Wirral West. Local councillor and solicitor, running on an anti-sleaze ticket, essentially a Tory/UKIP type on immigration, Europe; vague on health, education, the economy; for withdrawal of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan; co-opts the (fairly left-wing) Pensioners' Manifesto.
politics independent wirralwest wirral march 2010 by mottram
OiNK Admin Found Not Guilty, Walks Free | TorrentFreak
january 2010 by mottram
"Alan Ellis is not guilty of Conspiracy to Defraud the music industry. He walked out of Teesside Crown Court a free man today, his name cleared." Jolly good, but this is just the countdown to the criminalisation of sites like OiNK in the UK.
filesharing bittorrent uk politics law copyright january 2010 by mottram
Clegg lays down law to Cameron on gay rights - UK Politics, UK - The Independent
january 2010 by mottram
"Faith schools should be legally obliged to teach that homosexuality is "normal and harmless", and gay civil partnerships should be replaced by true marriage, Nick Clegg said last night." The more explicit Clegg is about Lib Dem policy, the more I want a hung parliament.
gay rights politics uk january 2010 by mottram
Charlie's Diary: Merciless
august 2009 by mottram
"What bugs me is the complete lack of comprehension of the quality of mercy that seems to have crept over the US political class this century."
politics usa mercy august 2009 by mottram
LOLGRIFFIN
november 2008 by mottram
WHERES MAI ADDRESS BUK? GUYS, SRSLY.
funny bnp uk politics fascists november 2008 by mottram
Iranian Blogger Could Face Death Sentence
november 2008 by mottram
It's Hoder, who I know through MetaFilter.
politics iran weblogging november 2008 by mottram
BNP Members List Leaked - Complete details of all British National Party Members here!
november 2008 by mottram
Here's the BNP list (Blogger took down the original site). One member, a man from Pinner, that the press haven't picked up on, whose notes are just a trifecta of fail: "Former policeman. Lecturer in human rights/data protection."
bnp politics uk racists november 2008 by mottram
bnp membership list [404]
november 2008 by mottram
This is, supposedly, a list of BNP members, complete with addresses, 'phone numbers and email addresses. A quick check confirms that some of the people are real - whether or not they're really members of the BNP, I don't know.
politics uk racists bnp fascists november 2008 by mottram
Barack Obama: How He Did It
november 2008 by mottram
Fascinating, sometimes gossipy behind-the-scenes look at the Presidential campaign. The fact that the reporters "were granted year-long access on the condition that none of their findings appear until after Election Day" is pretty dubious, though.
politics obama election campaign strategy gossip november 2008 by mottram
BBC NEWS | Politics | Shops may take ID card biometrics
november 2008 by mottram
"Supermarkets could be asked to take people's fingerprints as part of the government's identity card scheme." What. The. Fuck?
politics id no2id identity biometrics november 2008 by mottram
Bruce Wilson: Katherine Harris Was in Sarah Palin's Spiritual Warfare Network
november 2008 by mottram
More on Palin's disturbing religious associations.
religion politics palin usa november 2008 by mottram
YouTube Videos Draw Attention to Palin’s Faith - NYTimes.com
november 2008 by mottram
In short: she's a dangerous nutter.
politics religion usa palin november 2008 by mottram
The Comics Reporter
november 2008 by mottram
"Garry Trudeau has confirmed... that he has submitted Doonesbury strips for next week that are based on Senator Barack Obama winning the presidential election to be held on Tuesday."
comics trudeau obama politics november 2008 by mottram
Does Obama / McCain slash fiction exist?
october 2008 by mottram
Of course it does. Rule 34.
politics slash fiction fetish porn october 2008 by mottram
We understand why the Prime...: 15 Oct 2008: House of Commons debates (TheyWorkForYou.com)
october 2008 by mottram
Is this the first time a minister's weblog has been used against them in the Commons?
politics weblogs october 2008 by mottram
The Daily Beast
october 2008 by mottram
New news site from Tina Brown. Looks good, reads okay.
politics news media october 2008 by mottram
SHOUTS & MURMURS: My Gal: Humor: The New Yorker
september 2008 by mottram
"Isn’t that so true? I know that many times, in my life, while living it, someone would come up and, because of I had good readiness, in terms of how I was wired, when they asked that—whatever they asked—I would just not blink, because, knowing that, if I did blink, or even wink, that is weakness, therefore you can’t, you just don’t. You could, but no—you aren’t. "
funny us politics september 2008 by mottram
Obama is RESTful » Idol Hands: Days in the Life of an Alpha Geek
september 2008 by mottram
"I spent some time this morning examining the technology policies of Barack Obama and John McCain. aside, was immediately struck by differences between their sites. So what do two sites say about candidates?"
politics web design funny september 2008 by mottram
Twitter / FakeSarahPalin
september 2008 by mottram
Fact: Alaska hasn't been hit by a hurrycane since I was elected to office.
spoof funny us politics september 2008 by mottram
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Scotland politics | NHS car parking charges abolished
september 2008 by mottram
Seems like a small crowd-pleasing policy, but it's a good move and one that will have a significant impact on patients and people visiting them.
health scotland politics september 2008 by mottram
British Journal of Photography - Home Secretary green lights restrictions on photography
july 2008 by mottram
"Local restrictions on photography in public places are legitimate the Home Secretary has stated in a letter to the National Union of Journalists." Not according to, you know, the law.
photography politics july 2008 by mottram
David Icke Website - WOULD YOU SUPPORT DAVID ICKE TO STAND IN THE UPCOMING UK PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION?
june 2008 by mottram
Looking forward to the two Davids debating the role of Giant Lizard Overlords in the surveillance society.
funny politics june 2008 by mottram
David Davis - Home
june 2008 by mottram
Davis' campaign site. (I still haven't heard a good explanation for why he decided to force the by-election.)
politics davis june 2008 by mottram
Teenager faces prosecution for calling Scientology 'cult'
may 2008 by mottram
Which is fucking obscene. Not least because Scientology is, by any common definition of the words, both dangerous and a cult.
censorship cult freedom politics uk news scientology may 2008 by mottram
Twitter / DowningStreet
april 2008 by mottram
The Prime Minister's Office has a Twitter account - they get it, too: lots of replies to queries by other users.
twitter politics governemt opengovernment web uk april 2008 by mottram
Press Gazette - Photographers lobby parliament over police curbs
april 2008 by mottram
Austin Mitchell has tabled an EDM: "That this House... deplores the apparent increase in the number of reported incidents in which the police... attempt to stop street photography and order the deletion of photographs". Good stuff.
photography politics rights april 2008 by mottram
BBC NEWS | Scotland | At-a-glance: Solidarity manifesto
april 2007 by mottram
The sums don't add up.
politics scotland solidarity april 2007 by mottram
BBC NEWS | Scotland | Solidarity makes election pitch
april 2007 by mottram
The launch reminded me that there is currently no party in Scotland I positively want to vote for. Depressing.
politics socialism scotland sheridan april 2007 by mottram
BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Foulkes attack draws SNP rebuff
february 2007 by mottram
This is just a daft debate: of course the SNP are xenophobic, as in anti-English - it's what they stand for.
snp xenophobia racism scotland politics february 2007 by mottram
East-west clash over arts venture
february 2007 by mottram
It makes sense to have the Arts Council in Glasgow and Scottish Screen in Edinburgh. Oh, right.
arts politics glasgow edinburgh february 2007 by mottram
HEXEN2039
january 2007 by mottram
"In 1995 Suzanne Treister created the fictional alter ego Rosalind Brodsky, a delusional time traveller who believes herself to be working at the Institute of Militronics and Advanced Time Interventionality (IMATI) in the twenty-first century."
art performance politics psyops january 2007 by mottram
Disowning Conservative Politics, Evangelical Pastor Rattles Flock - New York Times
august 2006 by mottram
Not all American evangelicals are fascist dickheads, apparently.
religion evangelical politics reasonable august 2006 by mottram
BBC NEWS | Politics | Clarke attacks Lords terror vote
february 2006 by mottram
Lords block 'glorification' of terror.
lords politics glorification february 2006 by mottram
Stewart Home Society
january 2006 by mottram
"The Stewart Home Society exists to promote the works of Stewart Home and document the many aspects of his work. Also the Stewart Home Society will make preparations for Stewart Home's death on which it will step into the role of defending the great man's
literature art politics philosophy stewarthome january 2006 by mottram
Google Groups : alt.fan.noam-chomsky
january 2006 by mottram
Noam on intellectual property.
chomsky politics copyright ip january 2006 by mottram
Scotsman.com News - UK - Minister admits clearing sex offender to work in a school
january 2006 by mottram
Kim Howells seems to shuffle from department to department comitting acts of idiocy. Wonder what his inevitable forthcoming Foreign Office cock-up will be?
politics howells paedogeddon uk labour january 2006 by mottram
David Hume Kennerly -- Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer -- Editorial Gallery
january 2006 by mottram
American grandees play kissy-kissy with Geishas in 1974. Includes Rumsfeld with chopstick moustache. Really.
geisha photographs japan america politicians politics january 2006 by mottram
Get back to work, George [404]
january 2006 by mottram
How much is George's stint in the Big Brother house costing the taxpayer?
politics television uk funny galloway celebrity bb january 2006 by mottram
Listening to the Voices: Maggie’s Centres (23/03/05) [404]
october 2005 by mottram
"The UK-based extremist evangelical Christian organisation have been enjoying increasing media coverage since they protested against the broadcast of Jerry Springer the Opera. This site works as a resource listing links on their activities and what is sai
fundamentalists fundamentalism christian christian-voice uk news politics commons october 2005 by mottram
The American Taliban [404]
october 2005 by mottram
"Quotes from the The American Taliban"
politics religion usa quotes october 2005 by mottram
The New Yorker: The Critics: A Critic At Large
october 2005 by mottram
" Was Jackson Pollock a weapon in the Cold War"
art history politics culture october 2005 by mottram
there are any number (13 September 2005, Interconnected)
september 2005 by mottram
"I propose that tax gets back to basics, and joins completely to the legal (and justice) systems. Put simply, if an exchange of money involves reference to the established legal system of a country, a royalty must be paid to the country."
creativity politics economics finance * september 2005 by mottram
www.mnftiu.cc | get your war on | page k
september 2005 by mottram
Hurricane Katrin GYWO strips.
comics politics katrina funny cartoons september 2005 by mottram
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