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Saluting The Inspirational Mo Farah

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

What an exciting race! And what a wonderful man! Prior to the 5000m race last night, the commentators were saying that Mo Farah looked tired following his previous efforts including winning the Gold medal in the 10000m race. And as … Continue reading →

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Olympics 2012 Opening Ceremony: Wonderful – Apart From Trevor Nelson!

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

What a wonderful opening ceremony! Danny Boyle did us all proud. It was great to see the Queen joining in with some lovely scenes with Daniel Craig. “Good evening, Mr Bond” – for a moment I thought Boyle was going … Continue reading →

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Hasan Family Ousted From Masjid Tawhid?

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

It looks at the moment as if the faction opposed to the Hasan family has asserted their control over Masjid Tawhid, Leyton. The mosque has been the centre of a long-running dispute between rival factions. There had been an arbitration … Continue reading →

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How women won it for George Galloway

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

There is a very inspiring article in today’s edition of the Guardian about how women in Bradford helped George Galloway to deliver a huge shock to our complacent and corrupt mainstream political parties in last week’s by-election. You can read … Continue reading →

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Peter Tatchell Endorses BDS Campaign Against Israel

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

There is a very interesting post up on Jews Sans Frontieres which notes that the long-time gay rights campaigner, Peter Tatchell, has signed a letter publicly supporting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign against Israel and criticising Israel for ‘pinkwashing’ … Continue reading →

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The ‘Jesus and Mo’ Cartoon and the Right To Offend

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

There has been some ongoing controversy about the decision by the Atheist Society at the University College London (UCL) to publish a cartoon of the prophet Jesus and prophet Muhammad (peace be upon them) which depicts them drinking alcohol at a bar. … Continue reading →

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30th Anniversary of The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

There is a wonderful article in the Guardian today by Alexis Petridis recounting the first time he read Sue Townsend’s splendid book The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 which was first published in 1982. The comments following … Continue reading →

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Christopher Hitchens – The World Is A Better Place Without Him

Posted on December 18, 2011 by

I thought the Guardian’s coverage yesterday of Christopher Hitchens’ death was a bit unbalanced. There was a long fawning article by his friend Ian McEwan and a much shorter piece by Frances Stonor Saunders that was a bit more critical … Continue reading →

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Conservative Home Publishes Apology to Sir Iqbal Sacranie for Paul Goodman’s Smear

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

 As predicted here two days ago, Conservative Home have today published a formal apology to Sir Iqbal Sacranie for the slanderous accusations against him made by their Executive Editor, Paul Goodman. Here is the apology in full: Sir Iqbal Sacranie … Continue reading →

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Racist woman on London Tram

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

The most astonishing thing about this video is not the crude BNP/EDL type abuse – I think most of us who are not white-skinned have witnessed such abuse – but the fact that the bigoted lady is holding a young … Continue reading →

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