12 month ago
nelson : Sarkozy wins? - Looks like SNCF workers returning to work
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27 month ago
plasticbag : The BBC has an interesting article about the rise of weblogs at political events - It still sort of astounds me that seven years after I started my site, and when I kept trying to say to people, "no really, they're sort of interesting", with everyone looking at me like I was nuts, that thye've gone on to take over the whole bloody world
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32 month ago
plasticbag : Henry Porter talks in the Guardian about new legislature that would give MPs greater power with less parliamentary oversight - "The Prime Minister claims to be defending liberty but a barely noticed Bill will rip the heart out of parliamentary democracy" - the authoritarian streak of the Labour party I voted for is becoming increasingly obvious as time passes...
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38 month ago
plasticbag : At the Labour party conference, Tony Blair enters to a Sham 69 song - "If the kids are united, they will never be divided" - what a strange song. You can watch the entrance via the news player as well. Shame it's not so easy to link directly through to the clip concerned.
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42 month ago
Aquarion : the very model of a modern labour minister : a tribute to charles clarke and his id cards - Warnink: Contains polticos in spandex
plasticbag : The Very Model of a Modern Labour Minister - This Flash video about the National Identity card is possibly the funniest thing I've ever seen ever in my life ever.
philgyford : Eclectech : the very model of a modern labour minister : a tribute to charles clarke and his id cards - Wonderful. The only thing that would make this better was if it was released and got to Number 1...
Rod Begbie : eclectech : the very model of a modern labour minister : a tribute to charles clarke and his id cards - "a hint of politics and opinion, a dapper dog singing and the cutest puppy pianist on the planet" [via] #
Richard Rutter : A tribute to Charles Clarke and his ID cards - Ooh satire. Gotta love it, especially when it’s this funny!.
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43 month ago
plasticbag : Channel 4 documentary lifts lid on Labour PR machine - "Undercover in New Labour, a documentary to be broadcast on Monday, includes footage shot by Jenny Kleeman, a reporter who volunteered to work on the party's election campaign and ended up being drafted in to work at its national PR headquarters"
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plasticbag : Powerpoint presentation that articulates some of the key differences and divides the UK electorate - It's a really interesting way to articulate some of the major distinctions that people understand and to see overlaps between the parties
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44 month ago
plasticbag : BBC News' Party policies at a glance - A breakdown of where each UK political party stands on key issues
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