Unforgiven

Old Nick has started an interesting blog that gives you the chance to nominate who you think are the real evil bastards and then to take a public vote...
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Just when I'm about to hang my boots and call it quits...

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Paki bashing

Seems that Call-me-Dave has pissed off the Pakis!Those of us that grew up in the sixties will remember that Paki bashing was a national pastime in those...
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Mi evolución es Hemingway, Welles u Ortega. Prohibir no es progresar

Ayer miércoles, desde Barcelona, en lo que uno creía que era un país libre, a cientos de miles de españoles nos maniataron, nos insultaron, nos escupieron...
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Extinction watch

The WWF has added another species to it's list of animals at risk of extinction.Pictured on the left trying to blend into a crowd of Homo Sapiens,...
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Nobody works in the Civil Service

I have worked extensily in government departments over the years. It has definitely been an experience.Take for example the man I sat next to in...
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Deserto

day sixteen by bug fat grey cat-away @ flickr (com ligação)Está calor, mas que se há-de fazer? Como uma crise ou qualquer outra maleita que assola de...
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War - a fresh perspective

Seems there have been one or two fuck ups lately on the warfare front. First, Nick Clegg stands up in his first Prime Minister's Questions and describes...
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A ouvir #52

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Porque é que Passos Coelho é melhor que Sócrates?

Compreendo que não se vejam diferenças entre eles. Mas elas existem e não vale a pena ignorá-las.Desde que me recordo, o PS critica a direita por defender...
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Common sense and justice

I have nothing but admiration for the Gurkhas who fight in our armed forces, which is why I am so outraged at the latest bout of bureaucratic stupidity....
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MIinnemann Blues Band live@ Feira do Livro de Arcos de Valdevez

Distinções devem ser feitas entre as feiras do livro em vilas e em cidades. Nós por cá temos muita coisa. Mas no que toca a feiras do livro, o interesse...
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leituras 4 - O Senhor Ventura - Miguel Torga

Para além de prodigioso poeta e de grande homem Miguel Torga também é um incrível romancista. Apesar de poucas obras, romances, os que escreveu, valem...
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Send Gordon a message...

You lucky people! You can now send your late lamented PM a message on his bright shiney new web site. I tried to send him this one :Give it a try. You...
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Segurança

House on the Hill, de Walter Thomas SacksTenho pena de pensar assim. Por vezes apenas. Nem sei bem como penso, mas tenho dúvidas em relação a tudo. Por...
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Mais vale ficarmos calados

quando não temos nada para diz...
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Lookalikes

Has anyone noticed the remarkable resemblence between best selling author Terry Pratchett and Doctor Who's arch enemy, the Cyberman?Cyberman                                 ...
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A ouvir #51

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Building Schools for the Future (BSF)

Much has been said recently about the BSF program introduced by Labour. Well, they got the first two letters right anyway...The teaching unions have been...
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leituras 3 - o velho que lia romances de amor - Luis Sepúlveda

Sou um confesso admirador da literatura sul americana. Aprecio um não sei quê de transparência, simplicidade e clareza. Se calhar estou só a generalizar,...
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All to no (a) veil

Take a good long hard look at the picture on the left and then tell me that it is acceptable to walk into a bank, an airport or a building society...
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The right to die

A wee while back, I published a post on euthanasia and the right to die on my own terms. I was pilloried.However, the issue has now again come to a head...
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leituras 2 - Contos Poe.liciais

Edgar Allan Poe é um dos escritores mais célebres da língua inglesa. Poeta que viveu no século XIX e morreu com 40 anos, ficou notório pelos seus poemas...
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Overseas Aid - again!

Yesterday, I gave you my views on how we could expand the aid budget to include our own people. But now I hear from the Secretary of State for International...
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Charities - again!

I was appalled to hear on the breakfast news that councils are beginning to cut local charity contributions as part of our new austerity drive.Apparently,...
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My British Open

Which is better - To come as a girl, but treated like a whore, or come as a whore but treated like a woman?As the fluffy pillows embraced my bare skin,...
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I Spy

I suppose someone had to love him......I thought the brown rose would be particulary appropriate as the new Labour logo&nb...
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Pigs can't fly....

..but apparently cars can!A company in America - where else? - has announced that it hopes to be selling a flying car by the end of 2011."It's the...
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VIVA ESPAÑA, VIVA EL FÚTBOL

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Frying tonight...

Take a good look at picture on the left. It's an electrified third rail on the railway line. It's dangerous. It will kill you if you touch it.And yet...
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Decline and Fall of the Labour Party

Is the Labour Party now entering it's death throes?Let's consider the facts :The Labour Party's origins lie in the late 19th century, around which time...
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A ouvir #50

Ao vivo em Paredes de Coura dia 29 de Jul...
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Equal opportunities is bollocks

It will come as no surprise to you that I think Harriet Harman is a complete arse.So I was not surprised that she wants the shadow cabinet to be comprised...
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