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Entries from October 4th, 2006

Toilet Circuit

October 4th, 2006 · 5 Comments · Music

One thing I learned today is that there is a name for the network of small venues in Britain for smaller bands on tour, and it is called the toilet circuit. I'm a bit suspicious of this though. I think someone is pulling Wikipedia's leg. I have been going to concerts of all sizes for […]

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Likeable politicians

October 4th, 2006 · Comments Off on Likeable politicians · Music, Politics

Over on the BBC web site there is a corner given over to The Daily Politics. Yesterday there was a piece written by Alex James, the bass player of Blur giving his thoughts on the Conservative conference. His qualification for this seems to be that he comes from Bournemouth.

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No Pasaran – they shall not pass

October 4th, 2006 · Comments Off on No Pasaran – they shall not pass · Politics

The Battle of Cable Street happened on 70 years ago today, on October 4th 1936, when the East End working classes prevented Oswald Moseley’s British Union of Fascists from marching through their streets. The anniversary is being marked by various events on Sunday 8th, including a procession along Cable Street, street theatre, musical performances, and […]

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Redwatch again

October 4th, 2006 · Comments Off on Redwatch again · Politics

Todays G2 section in the Guardian had another piece about Redwatch – the far-right website. This time there is a “delegation of MPs and union activists” going to the Home Office to call for it to be closed down. Good luck to them, but there have been plenty of similar calls in the past, going […]

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More Moo

October 4th, 2006 · Comments Off on More Moo · Life, Technology

Getting the wrong cards from Moo.com was a good opportunity to find out what they are like as a company. Anyone can make a mistake, the measure of a company is how they react to that. As a modern dot com business their selling is totally automated. You go online, click a few boxes, put […]

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