Government and Politics
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The Six O’Clock News: a Quick Lesson Borrowed from an Actual Lesson
As I hauled myself out of bed this morning the newsreader bloke mentioned that some higher-up in the EU had spoken out against the British government for spreading “myths” about immigration. I thought a few swearwords that are usually too foul for that time of day except I was late and did not need to… Continue reading
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Indifferent Ignorance Awards 2013
They aren’t in June 2014! Book of the Year This one was tough… A Thousand Splendid Suns, We Need to Talk About Kevin, my John’s Gospel commentary by AM Hunter… No really, you should compare Hunter to some of the others. Little tip, scholars: when it comes to sentences, less is almost always more. That… Continue reading
(All Hail) Creation, Art, Books, December 2013, DISCUSS., Dogs, Fuckin’ Idiots, Government and Politics, Holidays, Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, Lists, Magazines, Pure Insanity, THE WORLD *head in hands*, Zakynthos‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’, ‘House of Hades’, ‘How I Learned To Stop Giving A Shit And Love Mindless Self Indulgence’, ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’, ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’, ‘We Need to Talk about Kevin’, 2013, Andy the Lemon, arseholery, Burdge, Damien Lewis, doody head, Gerard Way, Hay Festival, Helen McCory, Homophobic Dick Award, Indifferent Ignorance, Indifferent Ignorance awards, Judith Kerr, Matt Forney, Michael Morpurgo, Mindless Self Indulgence, Minuiko, Nico di Angelo, Rick Riordan, Steve Righ, Tumblr, Viria -
The Six O’Clock News: Children In Need, Charities and Cynicism
I mentioned last week that people can donate to the Syrian refugee crisis appeal via the United Nations, and in light of the Philippines’ typhoon and Children In Need’s imminent broadcast I thought I’d talk about giving cash to worthy causes. Medicins Sans Frontiers is currently fundraising to support their work in South Sudan, the Central African… Continue reading
DISCUSS., Food, Government and Politics, Internet, November 2013, The Six O’Clock News, THE WORLD *head in hands*AllOut, Amnesty International, APEC, Bangladesh, Camfed, Central African Republic, charities, Children In Need, Columbia, Comic Relief, DR Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, GM crops, Greece, Greenpeace, Haiti, India, Indifferent Ignorance, Iraq, Jeans for Genes, Medicins Sans Frontiers, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, North Korea, Philippines, Poppy Appeal, Pudsey Bear, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Syria, the United Nations, UK, USA, World Food Programme -
The Ten O’Clock News: Smart Videos
I got distracted by writing and re-writing CVs (well just one: mine) and I meant to write about Really Intelligent Stuff. But, er, here are some Have I Got News for You clips instead. A glimpse into one of my favourite cynicism sources, shall we say… Continue reading
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