Category Archives: Politics

Gud finns nog inte/God probably doesn’t exist

Swedish humanists have put up adverts around Sweden proclaiming ‘God probably doesn’t exist’ in an attempt to challenge the role religion plays in public life. Sweden is a remarkably secular country but it’s still good to see that such a … Continue reading

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The Work For You – MP’s expenses

For those of you interested in getting some figures regarding MP’s expenses – try They Work For You. They also have details on MP’s saleries and other useful information.

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Now or Never – latest edition

It’s a typical April day stuffed full of sunshine and showers that seems to have wandered into the wrong month. I’ve managed to squeeze in a whole lot of spring cleaning, washing and general tidying up as well as a … Continue reading

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Rainbow Warrior in Gothenburg

The Greenpeace ship, The Rainbow Warrior, is in town. They are here to prevent deep sea trawling as it damages the fragile ocean floor and marine life there. GT have an article up entitled A Celebrity In Town. A few … Continue reading

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First time in Helsinki

I flew to Helsinki from the Landvetter Airport yesterday after work on one of Blue 1′s uncrowded planes. It was a real pleasure after flying on Ryanair. The staff were really friendly and even gave me a map of the … Continue reading

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April 1st no joke at G20 protests

The G20 protests really kicked off today and reports of police violence are making it to the mainstream media. To get up to the minute reporting on the protests – go to Indymedia or Put People First. Loads of people … Continue reading

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Andy

So I was just wandering around the web and found that my friend Andy Higson has gone and got himself two blogs. His political blog and his amusing blog. Keep blogging Andy.

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Photographing police to be made illegal

It will soon become an offence to photograph a police officer. Officially the Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 which amends the Terrorism Act 2000, will only make photographing police officers an offence if terrorism is suspected. However the widespread fear is that … Continue reading

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What Barry Says about the USA and the War on Terror

Check out this artistic and informative video.

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Media Lab Prado

Keyvan is still at Medialab Prado and although he hasn’t taken any pictures himself you can see some here. He now has his very own team of collaborators and they are well on their way to make the Five Filters … Continue reading

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