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Freeze, puppy!
Operating clandestinely from a base in the West Country, my cousin, Tom Wilson (aka “Freeze Puppy”), has been doing some intriguing musical things for a couple of years now. Grainy footage...
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Burundi politican jailed for calling the President an “empty bottle” (and...
Here is an odd story. Back in 2006, when I wrote this article for Comment is Free, Burundi seemed to be sliding towards dictatorship, and the prevailing view was that Hussein Radjabu, then Secretary...
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Obscure placenames part I: Diss, Norfolk
“There are over 1000 car parking spaces in Diss”, according to Diss Online, all of which “are free on Sundays and Bank Holidays, except the Railway Station”.
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Mayhem at Hay as Monbiot attempts citizen’s arrest on “war criminal” John Bolton
The former Bush administration official John Bolton narrowly escaped a citizen’s arrest last night at the Hay book festival, when a crack team featuring writer George Monbiot and comedian Marcus...
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“Every Brilliant Thing”
My friend Paul just sent me a link to an amusing new collaborative project which aims to come up with a comprehensive roster of “every brilliant thing”. The resulting list will then be used to help...
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My Mum’s blog…
I can’t remember the exact point that I realised there was a difference between writing simply to communicate information, and writing with style (which isn’t to say that I feel I’ve ever fully...
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Obscure placenames part IV: Matching Green
I used to laugh every time I drove anywhere near Matching Green, but what I didn’t know at the time was that one of the next villages along was called Matching Tye. I don’t know which is better… I’ve...
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Contacted by the dark side…
A lot things seem to be happening at once right now: The Guardian has kindly featured an article I’ve written about the latest shenanigans with the Foreign Office, my big sister Charlotte, and the...
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Sceptic of the week – John Ward
In 1988, 28-year-old Julie Ward was found dead in a game reserve in Kenya. The Kenyan authorities claimed that she had been attacked by wild animals, committed suicide or been struck by lightning. The...
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Kid Fear’s best song yet (or at least my favourite)
My brother-in-law Lieven, aka “Kid Fear” has been making giant steps forward with his musical career over in Belgium. Here’s the just-released (and appropriately surreal) video for his latest song,...
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“The Catholic Orangemen of Togo”
I’ve just made a start on Craig Murray’s new book “The Catholic Orangemen of Togo” (which he is making available for free via this link), and it’s certainly a page-turner. I suspect that I’m slightly...
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Brian Haw immortalised in Google Streetview
Google’s latest piece of zoom-able 3D world-mapping wizardry has got the twitosphere all excited, and even London Mayor Boris Johnson has been enthusing. The detail is quite overwhelming – all the way...
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