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good!

11:03 am on the 4th of February, 2004

BBC NEWS | Scotland | Smoke free first set for Tayside

but why will it take three years?

On the BBC

1:05 pm on the 30th of January, 2004

We all await with bated breath the announcement that the team from Blue Peter presented the Iraq conflict with a pronounced anti-war bias by not showing the kiddies how to build their own Mark 77 firebombs with some kerosene, a few pipe cleaners and an empty detergent bottle.

Click here to find out why.

An exiting time

1:16 pm on the 27th of January, 2004

Will we be without a Primeminister tomorrow? Probably not, but if we were, what would happen? Would there just be a leadership election in the Labour Party or do they have to call a general election (surely if it’s found that the government lied then they have to?) I should probably know but I don’t whereas you probably do.

And what are your predictions for tonights result? My prediction is a narrow home win. Particularly after Nick Brown switched sides.

Power Idle

1:18 pm on the 7th of January, 2004

It’s been in the news on and off for about a year, I think I have a fair bit to say but I need some time to clarify my scattered opinions about it. I’ll come back here with some more coherant speech soon but for now here’s some links to get you thinking.

oh and Happy New Year.

Martin backers’ law bid ‘to fail’
Today Programme Listeners Choose Their Favourite Law
TV show to put US democracy to the test

National Anthem

4:33 pm on the 27th of November, 2003

“God Save The Queen is the national anthem of the United Kingdom, it’s not the national anthem of any of the individual countries,” said the Labour peer.

source : BBC NEWS | Scotland | Think again call over anthem

As far as I’m aware God Save The Queen is the anthem of all the individual nations and as such what should happen is Scotland, Ireland and Wales should sing it before their matches. No? Not that anyone pays any attention to what Mr Watson says.

an end for IDS?

12:16 pm on the 29th of October, 2003

He’s really having a go in PMQ’s, it’s almost as if he really thinks he can still convince people to keep him.