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President Obama Gets The Nod From The Democrats

Obama chosen by acclaimation…

God’s Irish executioner and English political hero

“until the Executive shows that it can deal with the matters already devolved..”

This Is the New PSNI Just the Same as the RUC”

In support of Harry’s Place, with Blog Button: Blog Legal Threats

Heave-Ho Harry's Place

Here we go again; another random party using our atrocious Libel Laws to close down criticism and debate. In this case it is Jenna Delich , or her supportes, making legal noises to intimidate the iSP hosting the blog Harry's Place..

Harry's Place comments:

Though we have not yet seen the complaint submitted, we assume it runs along the lines that pointing out that Ms Delich linked to the website of a known neo-Nazi figure and former Ku Klux Klan leader is defamatory.

This is extraordinary since Ms Delich has not denied that she circulated links to David Dukes website. There would be no point since the evidence is in the public domain.

They committed the unforgiveable sin of "publishing a fact", which means that any Libel Case is down the toilet for a start - if my legal head is screwed-on correctly tonight. And any iSP should know that, but the law makes it easier to give in to bullies.

Leftish imbroglios and nuances are not my strong suit - but closing down debate by running squealing to an iSP using Britain's nonsensical Libel Laws is the best way to make yourself look ridiculous.

The actors in this case: Jenna Delich is an activist with a bee in her bonnet for the campaign for an Academic Boycott of Israel, and the UCU is one of the main Unions for staff in Higher Education.

“the violent and unpredictable gamma ray universe.”

Zombie Politics

No, it has nothing to do with the dead rising from the grave and eating brains convening a parliament. Rather, I presume that it is supposed to be a damning indictment of Cameron and the Conservative Party: This zombie politics offers rich pickings to a clever opposition. While the party in power gets on with the [...]

A place where conservatives are stupid

Upping the ante or calling the bluff

Reflections on a Campaign so far: SPCK nearly Weekly

It is a little over a month since Cease and Desist notices were sent to a series of bloggers.

I want to look back on what has been achieved - in both concrete terms and "soft" terms.

You can get up to speed by reading my "Introductory Guide", or the list of people posting in support, or even the Press Room:

Dave Walker is a cartoonist who runs a popular website, which includes the blogs We Blog Cartoons, Cartoon Church and The Cartoon Blog.

On the morning of July 22nd 2008 he received a cease and desist letter threatening legal action unless he removed 75 posts from his Cartoon Church blog by lunchtime - i.e., half a day’s notice.

These 75 posts had reported the developing situation over a 2 year period in a UK book chain called SPCK, which had been taken over by a company run by Mark Brewer. Dave Walker’s was the main published source reporting the situation, asking questions about the management of the chain, and highlighting the treatment of the employees.

So, what has happened?

Campaign - Iris Robinson vindicated!

“but they have nobody to blame but themselves..”

End of an era on Ireland - Obama

Do we already have a kind of United Ireland/United Kingdom?

No Biffo ban

Why Your Email went Missing. Cartoon by Wellington Grey

What happened to your email ... (click through)

Cartoon: Wellington Grey

This isn’t politics… it’s personal: The Hillary ’supporters’ who, when all is said and done, support themselves.

Okay, that might well have done it. Clinton is regarded as giving a ‘powerful plea for party unity, and an ‘unequivocal endorsement‘ of Barack Obama, and here she’s given not merely a powerful plea, but an ‘emphatic’ one, no less. Still, I’m intrigued by this and these analyses which may point to continuing issues [...]

It also has a helicopter pad

Upgrade in Progress

I am doing an upgrade of Wordpress, so you may see some interesting changes while I am doing the process.

Yes, it’s low hanging fruit

Higher still and higher shall thy bounds be set?

National Trust plan to buy land around Causeway

“The cardinal has not made clear why religion should get a free pass..”

Meanwhile… in Pyongyang

Oh dear. The ripples spread further. It’s hard not to see today’s news that North Korea to stop disabling its nuclear facilities as anything other than the upshot of the Georgian/Russian conflict. And for those of us who were leery about the Kosovo process it would appear that our unease has been confirmed. And what [...]

Another day in US diplomacy

At least the earaches were free

“the trouble is ongoing and motorists should avoid the area..”