Monthly Archives: June 2011

Hari goes down

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Matt

Can’t say I’m sorry – or surprised – that The Independent’s Johann Hari has been caught out inserting quotations from his interviewees’ books or articles in his own interview/profiles and then passing them off as his own quotes.   I’ve … Continue reading →

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Now is the summer of our discontent

Posted on June 27, 2011 by Matt

It’s only three days before Thursday’s mass strike action, and anyone looking at the British media would be forgiven for believing that the world was about to end,or that the armies of the undead were about to lay waste to … Continue reading →

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Striking is good for you

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Matt

I’ve never been particularly impressed by Ed Miliband, and the only satisfaction I took from his election as Labour leader was seeing his appallingly arrogant brother deprived of what he clearly regarded as a fait accompli.   But Miliband versus … Continue reading →

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Lampedusa 2

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Matt

LAMPEDUSA, Italy, Jun 22, 2011 (IPS) – It’s only a few hundred metres from the rocky hillside overlooking Lampedusa’s commercial port to the other side of the protected bay. For more than a decade this narrow strip of ocean has … Continue reading →

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